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Indian stock market: After climbing to a record high on 26th September 2024, the frontline indices of the Indian stock market have remained under the sell-off heat. In the last five months, the Nifty 50 index has corrected from a record high of 26,277 to a 22,124 mark, logging 4,153 points or around a 16 per cent dip from the record high. The BSE Sensex ended at 73,198 on Friday last week, 12,780 points or around 15 per cent lower than the record high of 85,978. Likewise, the Bank Nifty...

Market veteran Raamdeo Agrawal of Motilal Oswal Financial Services believes that the market is close to a bottom, but highlighted that just as the market fall has been gradual over the last five months, the recovery will be equally gradual and not V shaped.In an exclusive interaction on CNBC-TV18 on Monday, March 3, Agrawal mentioned that the market is seeing a healthy correction after four years of relentless outperformance. He also mentioned that the correction has taken the Nifty multiple down to below 20 times price-to-earnings from 23-24 times earlier."If...

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...