# El Nino impact: Which stocks will burn & which will fire up as market braces for heat wave - The Economic Times

> An Economic Times market piece says a strong El Niño threatens below-normal rainfall in India and rising temperatures. It notes that rural-linked sectors such as two-wheelers and FMCG may slow, while thermal power and cooling demand may rise.

- Date: 2026-04-24 · published 2026-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19702-el-nino-impact-which-stocks-will-burn-and-which-will-fire-up-as-market-braces
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The article covers equity sector effects rather than grain or feed supply. Its main commodity relevance is through weather-driven demand, so the price impact for feed markets is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-03-14 | [Weak El Nino to have small impact on Asian crops this year \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71913-weak-el-nino-to-have-small-impact-on-asian-crops-this-year-the-star.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| RICE | 2023-10-11 | [Asia Rice Market Braces for More Stress From El Niño After Export Curbs - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33694-asia-rice-market-braces-for-more-stress-from-el-nino-after-export-curbs.md) | -0.1% | +2.8% |
| RICE | 2026-06-04 | [Asia rice: Vietnam prices rise on El Nino concerns; Bangladesh rates stay high amid heatwave - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18867-asia-rice-vietnam-prices-rise-on-el-nino-concerns-bangladesh-rates-stay-high.md) | -1.6% | +2.2% |
| RICE | 2018-05-25 | [Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Deluge in the Delta: India's Basmati Crop Submerged, Global Rice Markets Brace for Impact](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65003-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-deluge-in-the-delta-india-s-basmati-crop-submerged.md) | -1.0% | +9.0% |
| RICE | 2026-05-13 | [El Niño fears push rice importers to build stocks as Thailand watches drought risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19304-el-nino-fears-push-rice-importers-to-build-stocks-as-thailand-watches-drought.md) | +7.7% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-15 | [El Nino farming stress will have wide economic impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34000-el-nino-farming-stress-will-have-wide-economic-impacts.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-18 | [How will El Nino impact the world’s wheat and global food supply - The University of Sydney](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34968-how-will-el-nino-impact-the-world-s-wheat-and-global-food-supply-the-university.md) | +2.0% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-29 | [Australia hopes for 'magnificent' wheat crop in pandemic economy - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52071-australia-hopes-for-magnificent-wheat-crop-in-pandemic-economy-the-business.md) | -1.3% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- economictimes.indiatimes.com: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/el-nino-impact-which-stocks-will-burn-which-will-fire-up-as-market-braces-for-heat-wave/articleshow/130483180.cms

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