The week in markets: Equity pressures and rate signals
A summary of key market events for the week ending 27 September 2026, covering domestic equities, currency movements, debt markets, and regulatory updates.
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An explainer every weekday, a story on Saturday, and a round-up of the week's Indian and global market news on Sunday. All of it is general education — nothing here recommends any scheme, policy or product.
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The Premium That Went Unpaid
When a term insurance premium is missed, the cover does not shrink into a smaller safety net. It vanishes entirely.
Read thisThe Purpose and Design of Pure Term Insurance
Understand why pure term insurance pays nothing at maturity, how income replacement works, and why separating protection from investment matters.
Read thisHow a SIP Top-Up Works Over Time
Learn how automatically increasing your monthly mutual fund instalment each year changes both your total contribution and your final corpus over long periods.
Read thisWhat Happens to Your SIP When the Market Falls
A clear explanation of how falling markets change the number of mutual fund units you acquire and how the arithmetic of rupee-cost averaging actually works.
Read thisDoes the Date of Your Monthly SIP Really Matter
A look at whether choosing a specific day of the month for a mutual fund SIP changes long-term returns, and what actually influences the outcome.
Read thisChoosing Between SIP and Lumpsum Investing
Understand the real trade-off between investing all at once and spreading it over time, and see what the choice actually depends on.
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