Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Equity markets will closely track the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on September 17, with analysts widely expecting at least a 25-basis-point rate cut due to signs of slowing US job growth. Such a move could lift global sentiment and fuel risk appetite. On the domestic front, further developments in US–India trade talks will be a key driver, alongside foreign institutional investor flows, crude oil price movements, and the rupee-dollar trend. Market participants will also monitor India’s wholesale price index inflation data.

Last week, the Sensex gained 1,193.94 points (1.47%) and the Nifty advanced 373 points (1.50%), with the benchmarks extending their winning streaks to five and eight sessions, respectively. Experts believe Indian equities are likely to extend their gradual uptrend, supported by optimism over GST-led consumption growth, hopes of a US Fed rate cut, and improving trade sentiment between Washington and New Delhi.