The Indian currency depreciated as opposed to the dollar over the last fortnight.

I thoroughly appreciated the cover story published in your previous issue.

There is only one cardinal principal in the equity market that helps you to make money. You buy low and sell high.

Indian benchmark indicators Sensex and Nifty 50 plunged 2.90 and 2.76 per cent, respectively, as fear of recession in the US economy, surging inflation, rising corona virus cases and geopolitical tensions were delaying any recovery in the markets.

I was genuinely impressed by the cover story published in your previous issue, crisply emphasising on investment in small-cap stocks.

The domestic equity market fell last week on the back of higher than predicted inflation numbers in the US for May 2022

Headline equity benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex staged a decent recovery over the second half of the fortnight, recording gains of 3.22 per cent and 3.61 per cent, respectively.

Based on the experience of the last couple of years, countries as well as businesses are taking a fresh look at the way they interact globally.

Downturn in equity markets and the prospect of higher interest rates, along with rising inflation, coupled with China’s struggle to contain the pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine tussle have kept commodities under pressure

In the course of the past fortnight, a majority of Asian stocks fell to an almost two-year low while the US dollar hit its highest in two decades. Data indicates that US’ inflation is very high and hurting investor sentiments due to aggressive interest rate hikes to control it.

Bears dominated the Indian equity markets over the recent fortnight.