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A lot can happen in six months. Until September last year, Indian equities were making new records almost every single day. However, since then, there has been a one way fall across indices, regardless of market capitalisation.The Nifty 50 index is down 16% from its peak post Friday's steep sell-off. The broader markets have had it worse with the Midcap index declining over 22%, and the Smallcap index having shed over 25% from its peak in December last year. That would have made a serious dent to portfolios of investors.The...

Budget 2025: The Indian stock market experienced high volatility on Saturday, February 1, following the FY26 Union Budget announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. While the budget introduced major changes in income tax slabs, shifting more money into the hands of middle-class consumers, market sentiment remained mixed due to concerns over government capital expenditure (capex) allocation.A key takeaway from the budget was the increase in the income tax exemption limit to ₹12 lakh, a significant move aimed at boosting household consumption, savings, and investment. There had been widespread expectations that...