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Nifty 50 down 13.5% in 2026, on track for worst year in 15 years
The index is set for its first annual decline in a decade, with overseas investors still net selling and the year’s drop already 13.5% as of the article’s latest data.
LiveMint Markets reports India’s Nifty 50 is down 13.5% in 2026 and is on track for the worst year for domestic equities in more than a decade. The outlet says this would be the first annual decline since 2011, when the index fell 24.6%.
The article attributes the pressure on Dalal Street to a mix of weak global and domestic factors, including sustained selling by overseas investors. It also points to a falling rupee, limited exposure to AI, and weakening agricultural conditions as additional headwinds for market sentiment.
LiveMint Markets also links the deterioration in the domestic equity backdrop to the US launching attacks on Iran in February, saying it changed conditions for bulls. It adds that tech stocks, including Infosys and Wi, have been among major contributors to the index’s decline.