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In an interview with ETMarkets, Kothari said: “We could see NIFTY heading towards 16000 – 16200 mark in the coming weeks. But, this zone would be a tough nut to crack since that is a gap area on the daily time frame.”

A chunk of the S&P 500’s loss was rolled back over the holiday-shortened week, with the index surging more than 6% as a report showed inflation expectations eased. Stocks are still stuck in a bear market after falling as much as 24% since January, weighed down by concern interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve will thrust the economy into a recession.

The Fed’s plan of quickly getting its benchmark rate to 3.5% to 4% “should create an upfront tightening of financial conditions which will quickly bring inflation back to target,” Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told reporters.

The NSE Nifty advanced 405.75 points or 2.65 per cent for the week to settle at 15,699.25. The BSE Sensex closed the week at 52,727.98, up 1,367.56 points, or 2.66 per cent. The BSE midcap and the BSE SMallcap indices rose 2.38 per cent and 1.61 per cent, respectively.

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Stocks rebounded this week as financial markets have been roiled over worries that rapid rate hikes by the Fed to rein in 40-year-high inflation could cause a recession.

The first half of 2022 has been a challenging one for investors. The S&P 500 is down around 18% year-to-date, on track for its worst first half of any year since 1970, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices, as the Fed tightens monetary policy in its fight against the highest inflation in decades.

Dollar buying by oil companies and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) who have been sellers in equities were the major reasons for the persistent weakness in the Rupee.Brent Oil has been consistently above $105 per barrel though it has fallen from a peak of $125 recently. Oil forms 83 per cent of our imports and if it remains higher our current account and trade account remain higher.

Nifty 50 is down by about 18% from its October 2021 high of 18,604. The mid-cap and small-cap indices have fallen more than 20% and entered the bear market.