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Analysts Predict First Annual Indian Market Drop Since 2015

5/28/2026

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A Reuters poll of 24 analysts projects Indian equities to record their first annual decline since 2015.
Foreign investors have withdrawn over $23 billion of Indian equity holdings in 2026, topping last year’s outflows.
The Nifty 50, down 8.5% this year, is forecast to reach 26,000 by end-2026, implying a 0.5% loss.
Thirteen of 24 analysts expect a correction within three months while domestic systematic plans, grown tenfold in a decade, are straining.

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A Reuters poll of 24 analysts projects Indian equities to record their first annual decline since 2015.
Foreign investors have withdrawn over $23 billion of Indian equity holdings in 2026, topping last year’s outflows.
The Nifty 50, down 8.5% this year, is forecast to reach 26,000 by end-2026, implying a 0.5% loss.
Thirteen of 24 analysts expect a correction within three months while domestic systematic plans, grown tenfold in a decade, are straining.