Q2 earnings, inflation data, oil prices may drive stock markets this week

Major quarterly earnings from companies like Wipro and HCL Tech, along with inflation figures, global trends, and crude oil price movements, will drive stock market movement this week, analysts said.

Market investors will also watch foreign investor trading activity, rupee movement, US Treasury yields, and geopolitical developments.

"September CPI inflation will be the first major domestic test this week.

A stronger-than-expected reading could revive concerns over further RBI tightening, putting rate-sensitive sectors such as banking, automobiles and real estate under pressure while raising the risk of a broader drag on consumer demand.

"A softer print could ease concerns over the eventual peak in interest rates, but any relief may prove short-lived if Brent crude remains above USD 100 a barrel.

Wholesale price inflation data will offer a further indication of how elevated energy and logistics costs are filtering through to producer prices," Hariselvan Radhakrishnan, Founder & CEO