“It is the broader market. HPCL, IOC, BPCL are on a roll. Hindustan Aeronautics is on a roll; I can go on. It is telling us that both the markets are going side by side, but the Nifty is now headed higher because that is where the maximum pessimism was. So new highs are very much on the cards.”
Nifty 50 s Landmark 20K: The benchmark Nifty 50 recently scaled Mount 20K, in what is seen as a testament to the resilience of the Indian stock market. Market observers believe this is only the beginning of another bull run. Let’s take a look at the structure of the domestic equity market at its peak. BT Magazine’s The Point decodes key figures on this Business Today Visual Story.
"We are fully invested today. However, since the market has been running up one way for a while, we expect some bumps. But these bumps are more like time correction or probably 4%, 5% correction in a very short space . That would not really hamper the overall trend in the market. We tell our clients that if you want to come into the markets today, just strangle it over a period of time, say 4-5 months as such and play it from there."
"In the short term, investors should stay put and focus more on diversifying their allocations to reduce overall downside risks. One should not get carried away with the sharp surge seen in the mid, small, and micro-cap space. We are heading into a general election year and volatility is bound to persist. One should not take leveraging positions and continuing with SIP investments at this point is the ideal way forward."
By 9.20 am, Sensex was trading 304.76 points, or 0.45 per cent higher at 67,431.84, while NSE Nifty50 jumped 76.95 points, or 0.38 per cent to trade at 20,073.30.