As many as 142 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index are currently trading below their level of May 12, 2014
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 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.
Since 2005, in 8 out of 10 years (except in CY11 and CY14) the benchmark indices have given positive returns in December.
Participants will keenly watch fate of GST Bill in Parliament.
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 still seem to have a disinflation bias to their thinking.
Experts feel select companies in banking, automobiles, financial services & real estate will gain from lower interest rates
It is the fundamentals of companies that will drive stock performance.
'We want to make sure we stay in India and we have very high hopes from India,' says Mark Mobius.
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
A fall presents an opportunity to buy rate-sensitive stocks.
Analysts say there is still no visibility of earnings improvement.
Most Asian markets were trading weak on Monday.
Gold is often considered a 'hedge' against an economic uncertainty.
'For investors who are willing to remain invested for two - three years, there exist quite a few good opportunities.'
Analysts agree China, Greece and US Fed developments need careful monitoring but India should gain, over time, from relative rise of the dollar and fall in commodity prices.
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