So, what does 2016 have in store for the Indian markets? Will they be able to take a giant leap forward in the leap year, and what are the key risks?
The S&P BSE Sensex has dipped five per cent, thus far, in CY15.
Indian CEOs might like to make some serious course correction.
Indian equities are in a multi-year bull story with capex cycle recovery as the main driver.
Goldman Sachs forecasts real GDP growth to accelerate to 7.9 per cent in FY17 from a projected 7.5 per cent in FY16.
The rupee's fall against the dollar is bad news for companies which have increased their exposure to foreign currency loans in recent years.
Since 2005, in 8 out of 10 years (except in CY11 and CY14) the benchmark indices have given positive returns in December.
It took the Aditya Birla group four years to make up its mind on entering the the burgeoning e-commerce market in the country.
Participants will keenly watch fate of GST Bill in Parliament.
Kingfisher Airlines owed Indian banks Rs 7,000 crore as of January.
Experts say the BSE Sensex could rise to around 32,000 in a year.
The rally in most of these stocks is partly attributed to impressive financial performance.
'Investors are now getting clarity on policies.'
Ajay Banga, the 55-year-old CEO of MasterCard, is on a roll.
Ajay Piramal bets highly on infrastructure, realty
Investors still seem to have a disinflation bias to their thinking.
Analysts said the higher capex by PSUs, along with government spending, could trigger a capex revival for the corporate sector by the second half of FY17
Experts feel select companies in banking, automobiles, financial services & real estate will gain from lower interest rates
Companies with more than Rs 10,000 crore of debt would seek refinancing.
It is the fundamentals of companies that will drive stock performance.