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Indian stock market swings sharply from early losses to strong gains
India's benchmark indices experienced a dramatic reversal on Monday's opening, plunging sharply in early trade before staging a strong recovery within half an hour. The volatile session highlighted continued sensitivity in equities as markets respond to shifting sentiment.
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The Sensex and Nifty 50 opened substantially lower on the first trading day of the week, signalling weakness as investors absorbed overnight developments. The sharp early decline caught market participants off guard, with selling pressure evident across major indices in the opening minutes of trading.
However, the downward momentum proved short-lived. Within approximately 30 minutes of the market open, sentiment shifted decisively, triggering a sharp reversal in both benchmarks. Strong buying support emerged across key sectors, allowing the indices to recover from their opening lows and move sharply into positive territory.
The volatile session underscores the current market's sensitivity to macroeconomic and global factors. Traders attributed the morning weakness to overnight international cues, though buying at lower levels proved sufficient to drive indices higher by mid-morning trade. The reversal demonstrated the resilience of India's equity market and the appetite of domestic investors to deploy capital during weakness.