📊 Stock Market Weekly Recap (Ending May 9, 2025)

Here’s a snapshot of the week’s key market movers, highlights, and performance trends:

🔺 Top Macro Highlight

• 💰 GST collections hit record high in April at ₹2.37 lakh crore
• 📈 YoY growth of 12.6%, signaling rising consumption and better compliance
• 🛠️ Driven by tech upgrades & anti-evasion moves
• 🧾 Strong GST figures = positive outlook for public spending & economic stability

📉 Market Overview

• 📉 Nifty 50 fell 1.8% this week, closing at 24,008
• 📉 Sensex also dropped, breaking below the key 80,000 mark
• 📉 Investor sentiment dampened by rising Indo-Pak tensions

📌 Sentiment Shapers

• ⚔️ Geopolitical concerns (India-Pakistan border escalation)
• 🔄 FIIs turned net sellers, offloading ₹3,799 crore on May 9
• 💼 Volatility due to cautious global outlook and mixed earnings