High growth is also much easier to log in a small business than in a Reliance.
An individual might not be able to put together the data and number-crunching resources that institutional traders employ.
The optimism in global markets could help India as the rebound in GDP is expected to continue and get more broad-based.
For an industry which saw sales shrinking in 2013-14, this is hope indeed.
By November-December 2014, investors should also look at debt funds.
But it is likely that campaign spending resulted in some positive activity through this period.
Liquidity, stable income generation, potential capital appreciation are the benefits from REITs
Conversely a rate hike may have positive effects if it triggers currency appreciation.
The market could be influenced by events elsewhere in the world and regardless of what happens to India's economy
The shares could continue to see outperformance if the Budget assumptions are proved correct
The trend still looks bullish but there are bursts of profit-booking above 7,250.
Rumours of which tycoon is close to which minister will soon start floating, and those could affect prices in the short term.
It could also clear stalled projects and review various subsidies on the energy, food and fertiliser fronts.
The May Nifty option chain and the three-month Nifty chains offer several signals worth noting.
The lowest FMCG index valuation has been around PE 27, while the highest have been above 42PE.
Stop-losses are mandatory to prevent losses going out of control
The GDP numbers destroy any hopes of an economic rally prior to the elections, and the installation of a new government.
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The auto sector has been among the worse-hit in terms of sales in the past two years.
The Bank Nifty is likely to be a bellwether.