Indian equities have outperformed several major global stock markets since June 18, 2026, according to market performance figures shared by investor Samir Arora in a post on social media platform X.
In his post, Arora, who us is Helios Capital founder and fund manager, highlighted that the Nifty 500 index delivered a positive return of 2.81 per cent in US dollar terms during the period, even as several major Asian and global indices recorded losses.
According to the figures posted by Arora, South Korea’s KOSPI recorded the steepest decline among the indices listed, falling 36.1 per cent. The Asia ex-Japan index declined 15.1 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 14.87 per cent.
The MSCI Emerging Markets index slipped 13.96 per cent, while Taiwan’s TWSE declined 12.8 per cent during the same period, according to his post.
How did US and European markets perform?
According to the figures he shared, the Nasdaq Composite declined 4.6 per cent, while the Euro Stoxx 50 fell 2.3 per cent.
The S&P 500, however, registered a positive return of 1.03 per cent during the period.
The following figures were shared by Samir Arora on X. All returns are expressed in US dollar terms.
‘Drum roll please’: Samir Arora highlights Nifty 500 performance
After listing the performance of seven global market benchmarks, Arora drew attention to India’s Nifty 500 with a dramatic build-up.
NIFTY 500 Index in US$ terms: +2.81%
The figures shared by Arora show that the Nifty 500 was the strongest performer among the eight indices included in his comparison, followed by the S&P 500.
While six of the eight indices recorded negative returns, the Nifty 500 and S&P 500 remained in positive territory over the period covered by his post.
All performance figures in this report are attributed to Samir Arora’s X post and have not been independently verified.
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