Five reasons India's stock market is sinking even when its economy is growing

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What happened

The world's fastest growing major economy has one of the worst performing major equity markets in 2026.

Key facts

  • The world's fastest growing major economy has one of the worst performing major equity markets in 2026.
  • Reported by BBC Business and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:13:11 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

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  • Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
  • How rate expectations and index futures respond
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