Ranjeet Singh

Sensex just clawed back to 75,382 and Nifty’s sitting at 23,713, both green for the second day in a row. After the last few sessions of heavy FII selling, this feels like a bit of a breather rather than a full-blown reversal. Soft crude and calmer headlines out of West Asia are doing the heavy lifting here. Oil easing takes some pressure off India’s import bill and inflation math, while the rupee’s firmer tone is giving the tape a little extra support. Global markets turning up overnight didn’t hurt either. What’s interesting is the split: the indices are holding modest gains even though FIIs are still net sellers on the session. That tells m…

Just watched Nvidia drop another monster data center number and the stock still faded in the after-hours. Record revenue from the AI side, beat across the board, but the tape is treating it like old news already. Feels like the market had priced in something even bigger after the run we've had. Classic post-earnings setup: the bar keeps moving higher every quarter. Traders who were long into the print are probably trimming, while the shorts who faded the pre-earnings rally are feeling a little relief right now. What I'm watching next is whether this dip finds support near the recent breakout levels or if we get a quick retest of the 20-day. G…

Man, that jobs report just lit a fire under this market—S&P smashing through to a fresh all-time high at 7,398.93, up almost 0.85%. We were bracing for a soft 200k add, but nope, 275k jobs dropped like a bomb, and suddenly everyone's piling back into risk. Nasdaq's the real star here, ripping 1.71% to 26,247, all thanks to that AI hype refusing to die off. Dow's barely budging at +0.02% to 42,865, probably because folks are side-eyeing the Iran noise for any whiff of de-escalation that could shake things up. Feels like the tape's finally shaking off that late-week hesitation. We're staring down a sixth straight weekly gain for the S&P, alread…

Man, that jobs print just lit the tape on fire. 250k added in April, way above the whisper of 150k or so—unemployment steady at 4.3%. I was half-expecting a slowdown after all the noise on consumer sentiment tanking, but nope, the market's like 'labor's still kicking, let's party.' S&P just notched another record close at 7,395, up 0.8%. But the real action's in Nasdaq, ripping 1.7% to 26,244 on this AI frenzy. Nvidia and the chip crew are flying high with earnings buzz—feels like that 2023 rally all over again, but with more conviction now that the economy's not crumbling. Dow barely budged, +0.02% to 49,608, but hey, sixth straight weekly g…

Man, that jobs print came in hotter than expected, and for a hot second, it felt like the market was gonna shrug off the Iran headlines and keep climbing. But nope—S&P closed down 0.38% at 7,337.11, trimming those weekly gains and leaving everyone wondering if the safe-haven bid is finally winning out. Nasdaq couldn't hold either, slipping 0.3% to 25,806.20 with tech still jittery from the volatility, while the Dow barely budged, off just 0.1% or 50 points. It's like the earnings optimism got drowned out by geopolitics, even as the Magnificent Seven have piled on $3T YTD. Market breadth's narrowing fast—fewer stocks participating means the ra…

Man, that April jobs print just hit and it's got the tape breathing a sigh of relief. Nonfarm payrolls clocked in at 115k, beating the whisper of 98k, while unemployment held steady at 4.3%. No recession whisper turning into a roar today—feels like the market's exhaling after all the slowdown chatter. S&P's up 0.46% to 7371, Nasdaq ripping higher by 0.76% to 26,001—tech's leading the charge as usual. Dow's a bit more muted at +0.22% to 49,703, but overall, risk assets are loving this resilient vibe. Fed's got even less reason to rush into cuts now; Powell's steady-hand narrative just got a boost. What's got me thinking, though, is how this sh…

Just saw the wires lighting up about US destroyers trading fire with Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz. Central Command's saying they intercepted attacks and hit back at some Iranian sites, but Trump's out there affirming the ceasefire's still holding. Iran, of course, is calling it US aggression on their tankers. This is the chokepoint that funnels 20% of the world's oil—any whiff of real escalation could choke supply lines hard. And with fragile peace talks hanging, where Iran's supposedly mulling a US proposal to wrap this mess, markets are on pins and needles. Oil's already jittery; Brent's pushing $100.34 a barrel today, up a bit but…

Just watching Brent pull back from that initial spike, sitting at about $100 now after the Hormuz news hit. Those US-Iran naval clashes had everyone eyeing $105+ for a hot minute, but Asian session traders are fading it quick—up barely 0.06% now. Feels like classic geo-risk: big fear first, then the de-escalation whispers kick in. WTI's holding a touch better at $95ish, up 0.37%, but don't let that fool you. With US jobs data looming, folks are torn between bunker mode and hoping this blows over. Energy names are ticking up modestly, but the broader tape's got that cautious vibe—nobody wants to commit while oil's stirring inflation pots and g…

Man, that oil drop yesterday hit like a gut punch after all the Iran tension hype, but Brent's clawing back a bit this morning, holding around $100.16 after plunging 7.8% to close at $101.27. WTI's at $95.08, down 7%, but the de-escalation buzz from those US-Iran talks is easing the panic. Feels like the market's exhaling—supply disruption fears that had everyone piling into energy are fading fast. Energy stocks are mixed in early Asian trading, which tells me traders are still glued to Hormuz for any fresh supply risks. If peace talks stick, this could cap oil's upside and give equities some breathing room, especially with global inflation w…