Nifty 50 outlook, Sept. 14 -- Amid soaring crude oil prices, rising US Treasury yields, and escalating tensions in the US-Iran war, which are weighing on global markets, including the Indian stock market, the Nifty 50 index has shed around 10.50% YTD. Among other key benchmark indices, the BSE Sensex has shed over 12%, whereas the Bank Nifty index has corrected around 5.20% in 2026.

This has cast doubt among Dalal Street observers on whether the Nifty 50 index will recover over the next three and a half months or remain in the negative zone. If the 50 stock index finished in the red zone, it would be the first time in a decade. The last time the Nifty 50 index finished in the red was in 2015, when the key index posted a 3% loss. Before 2...