As we navigate through the ebb and flow of the global financial markets, our equity market has demonstrated a strong resilience. While August began with a mini-meltdown in global equities—a tremor felt across many of the world’s leading stock indices including India—recovery was swift for most, though not for all.

On an average, the mid-cap stocks have generated a mean return of 48.56 per cent

This technique, which involves buying low and selling high by perfectly predicting market peaks and troughs, is often hailed as the ultimate strategy

The hike in Long-Term Capital Gains Tax and the removal of indexation benefits from property, hybrid mutual funds and gold have raised worries about higher tax burdens for investors. Yet, the market current trajectory suggests an underlying confidence and resilience that is baffling many analysts. This article explains the reason for such divergence between market performance and the expected negative impact of the budget’s tax changes

Although the Indian equity valuations remain relatively high, experts believe this alone is unlikely to derail the bull market, provided they are supported by robust growth prospects in a global environment of subdued growth.