Market Explained — Today's markets, in plain English.

An index move is an average. A flat headline number can still hide sharp moves inside individual sectors, which is why the heatmap is often more informative than the index level.

Most single-day moves are noise. Judging an investment on one session is like judging the weather from one hour, the useful signal shows up over months and years.

Currencies and commodities connect to daily life: oil and the rupee feed into fuel and imported goods, which is how markets touch household costs.

Understanding the drivers, rates, growth and sentiment, is more useful than predicting tomorrow's price, and it keeps you calm when your portfolio moves.