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Indian markets ended lower for the third straight week, with Sensex down 424 points. Financial, auto, and pharma stocks declined, while Religare, JSW Infra, JSW Energy, and ITI Ltd gained.

European shares were poised to snap their longest weekly winning streak in nearly a year on Friday, on elevated bond yields and U.S. President Donald Trump s latest tariff threats. On the day, the pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2%, boosted by the chemicals sector.

So, deposit growth should pick up in the near term, as people may lock in higher-term deposit rates due to the start of the rate cut cycle. We should see a positive impact on deposit growth starting in Q1 FY26.

As I see it, we are at the tail end of the pain and that could possibly get worse soon if things start falling in place step by step hereafter.

Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch on Friday said there is "no need" for the capital markets regulator to comment on the recent steep correction in small and midcap stocks.

We believe we are not near the bottom but maybe short term we are near the bottom of 22,800 to 22,600 and we are expecting a pullback for the next week towards 23,300 to 23,500. So, buy the dip should be the strategy going forward.

Japan s Nikkei share average reversed losses to end higher on Friday, as comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda eased worries that the central bank may raise interest rates aggressively.

Robert Kiyosaki, known for predicting financial collapses since the early 2000s, continues to urge investors to shift towards gold, silver, and Bitcoin. Last month, he warned of the “biggest stock market crash in history” by February 2025, expecting a major sell-off in equities and bonds. A critic of fiat currencies, he calls Bitcoin “people’s money” and gold and silver “God’s money,” viewing them as safeguards against market instability.

L&T Finance and Mahindra Finance are facing challenges in the NBFC sector. L&T Finance s focus on retail and riskier segments is problematic, while Mahindra Finance struggles with diversification. Different NBFCs show varying performance, with housing finance companies performing steadily. The NBFC sector faces competitive dynamics, particularly in the gold loan and microfinance segments, with regulatory changes impacting the industry.

India is not a major exporter of metals to the US, but any global price shift would surely impact the domestic pricing also. If Chinese producers or the European Union producers divert supplies to other nations, including India, we may see a glut with respect to the oversupply.