Mumbai, Sept. 25 -- Domestic equity benchmarks navigated a volatile week as energy market swings and cautious US-Iran diplomacy kept investors on edge. During the week, brent surged initially after Houthi missiles targeted Saudi Arabia's key oil terminals.

Crude eventually retreated to lower levels after Iran floated a Hormuz reopening framework at the United Nations General Assembly - the first credible off-ramp in weeks, though indirect talks yielded little concrete progress.

On the domestic front, India's flash Composite PMI surged to a three-month high of 56.5 in September, well above market expectations, with both manufacturing and services rebounding sharply - confirming that domestic demand remains resilient despite the external ...