Share Market News / On one hand, Indian market is booming, on the other hand, bitcoin is in bad shape

Share Market News: The Indian stock market has been witnessing a tremendous boom in recent days. Amid positive signals globally and growing investor confidence, Asian stock markets saw a surge. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index recorded a gain of 0.4%, with China and Japan contributing prominently. However, South Korea's market was seen performing slightly weaker. European stock futures were up 0.3% and S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%. The Shanghai Stock Index is also moving towards a 10-year high.

A major reason for this boom is believed to be the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Investors are keeping an eye on the results of this meeting. According to Jordan Rochester, strategist at Mizuho Corp, a big reaction is not expected in the market at the moment, but hope and confidence are playing an important role in maintaining investor enthusiasm. Apart from this, the recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin ending without any new strict sanctions has also supported the market.

Bitcoin and crypto market decline

On the other hand, the cryptocurrency market is witnessing huge volatility. Bitcoin, which recently reached its all-time high of $125,514 on August 14, has now fallen by 7%. According to data from Coin Market Cap, the price of Bitcoin fell 2.12% to $115,559.05 at 10:30 am on August 18, 2025. This decline dealt a big blow to investors in a single day. Bitcoin's market cap is still close to $2.30 trillion, and its trading volume in the last 24 hours was $55.73 billion.

Similarly, the second-largest cryptocurrency Ether also fell 3% to $4,349. Ether was only $100 away from its all-time high, but now it is also seeing a decline. Orbit Markets co-founder Caroline Mauron said that this decline is mainly due to profit booking. Investors are selling to make profits after the record high last week. Apart from this, the pace of investment by digital asset treasury companies is also slowing down, which had earlier fueled the boom of the crypto market.

Status of other markets

The impact of the decline in the crypto market is also visible on other assets. Gold prices rose by 0.4%, reflecting investors' trend towards safe investments amid the decline in crypto. Treasury yields declined slightly, and the 10-year yield came down to 4.30%. The dollar index remained almost stable.

Investors' eyes on the future

There is an atmosphere of cautious enthusiasm in the market ahead of the meeting between Trump and Zelensky. Investors are keeping an eye on whether Ukraine accepts Russia's conditions or not. Although major changes are expected in the market, the impact of global events and policy decisions will determine the direction of the market.