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Market Wrap, 20 October 2026: Markets Closed for Dussehra as Sensex and Nifty Fell Earlier
Daily wrap covering market closures, earnings announcements, economic policies, and global cues.
Monminds Research Team
20 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
What moved the markets
According to Economic Times, the stock market was closed on October 20 for Dussehra, with trading on NSE and BSE to resume on Wednesday as reported by Hindustan Times. Business Standard noted that earlier trading sessions saw Sensex fall 876 points and Nifty drop below 22,900, while Liquide Blog reported a Sensex and Nifty fall on October 19, 2026.
Goodreturns reported that the stock market crash wiped Rs 18.37 lakh cr in 7 weeks. Additionally, Livemint stated that ₹3.6 lakh cr was gone in 6 hours during a manic Monday at the Indian stock market.
Economy and policy
CFO Economic Times reported that high inflation and costlier crude threaten festive demand and corporate margins. Meanwhile, SMEStreet noted that Assocham stated RBI's calibrated measures and Finance Ministry's tax reforms will strengthen FPI confidence.
Zee News reported that industry backs RBI and FinMin measures to support the rupee and attract foreign capital. Rediff MoneyWiz reported Subbarao's view that rupee weakness goes beyond oil and capital outflows are key.
Companies and earnings
Kalkine India reported Just Dial Q2 FY27 results with revenue up 13.1% and profit dips, alongside India Cements INDIACEM Q2 FY27 earnings call outcome. Ad-hoc-news.de reported that Colgate-Palmolive India set October 22 results, and Maruti Suzuki stock stands at INR 11,475.00 with results due October 27, 2026.
Ad-hoc-news.de also reported that results are due November 5 for State Bank of India stock. Kalkine India highlighted Electronics Mart India after a record quarterly profit and plans for West Bengal, and Confidence Petroleum India after a sharp jump in June-quarter earnings.
Global cues
EquityBulls reported that liquidity tightens and yields rise amid RBI's FX actions, while The Express Tribune stated gold is flat as international prices slip. Devdiscourse reported that the euro dips on French turmoil and the US dollar is lifted as stocks rebound.
Greater Kashmir reported that gold climbed Rs 400 to Rs 1.5 lakh per 10 gm as festive buying elevates demand. HDFC Sky reported that the rupee slipped 3 Paise to 94.92 as markets and crude weigh.
IPOs
The Economic Times reported that Tonbo Imaging's Rs 852 crore IPO was subscribed 140x. Livemint provided a Reliance Jio IPO review asking whether to apply or not, and whether to bid now or buy shares post NSE and BSE debut.
Where this comes from
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