In the past seven days, the BSE benchmark Sensex has jumped 2,544 points or 4.41 percent.
The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms have surged Rs 10,43,216.79 crore to Rs 2,62,37,776.13 crore in the last five trading sessions (March 29-April 6).
According to market analysts, investors remained cautious due to rising Covid cases around the globe sparking fears of another global outbreak of the virus.
The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 776.50 points or 1.35 per cent to close at 58,461.29 on Thursday.
Since economic and political outcomes in India do not appear to be correlated, investors should focus on the economy rather on the forthcoming elections in India
A slew of advisors have realised that SIPs are a good way to grow business. The monthly investments through SIP route in equity mutual funds rose by about 35 percent in value terms so far in this financial year.
Manishi Raychaudhuri of BNP Paribas sees earnings and economic growth soon. Companies catering to rural consumption would be the biggest beneficiaries of this growth. He also has a positive on private sector banks, cement and the IT sector.Equity investors should take defensive stance as correction looms large
First-time equity investors can look at investing into balanced funds for equity exposure in their portfolio as such funds are less risky and less volatile than equity-only mutual funds.
Investment mandate to restrict investments to shares of large Indian companies make it an appropriate bet for investors looking for long term returns with low volatility.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Shankar Sharma of First Global says the market is heavily 'over-leveraged' on the 'Modi trade'. He compared it to a hyped up initial public offering. He cautioned that investors have never made money on hyped up IPOs.
These are not easy times for nervous equity investors. The May 2010 Flash Crash, the Facebook initial public offering, and the trading debacle at Knight Capital Group last summer are just three examples that offer little reassurance that US equity markets are a safe place to trade or invest.
European equity investors take note: the emerging markets bet which paid off so handsomely last year may have run its course for the time being.