The Eurozone central bank raised rates by an unprecedented three-quarters of a percentage point last week to anchor inflationary expectations, while the US Federal Reserve has indicated it is not done with rate tightening just yet despite the very real threat of protracted economic contraction.
When the Nifty achieved 18,000 on April 4, sentiment was still brittle with foreign funds pulling money out of India. Over the next two months, the Nifty plunged almost 16% to a 52-week low of 15,183.4 on June 17.
