New Delhi, March 30 -- The Indian markets ended FY26 on a forgettable note, with benchmark indices logging their worst annual performance since the covid-19 pandemic six years ago. A sharp selloff on the last trading day sealed the weak finish.

The Nifty 50 fell 5% in FY26, while the Sensex declined 7%, reflecting broad-based weakness across sectors, with the West Asia war, a weakening rupee, and sustained foreign outflows weighing on sentiment.

According to Siddarth Bhamre, head - institutional research at Asit C Mehta Investment Intermediate, markets navigated two major shocks this fiscal-tariff concerns and a war-yet have held up relatively well, supported by strong liquidity in the first half of the year.

"However, from here on, th...