Out of the Rs 1.3 lakh crore raised via IPOs throughout the year 2021, roughly 33 per cent of it was cumulatively raised by eight new-age companies such as Paytm, Zomato, Nykaa, PB Fintech, Car Trade, Fino Payments Bank, Nazara Technologies and Easy Trip.

After a stellar performance of the equity markets in 2021, it is time to take stock of the market and decide what strategy needs to be adopted for the coming year. Will it be a year where gold outperforms equity? Will Sensex deliver double-digit returns or will it be a flat year for the markets? Whether small caps will outperform once again in 2022? Yogesh Supekar attempts to answer the most pertinent questions facing investors while Karan Bhojwani shares his insights with a technical perspective on markets even, and the DSIJ Research Team provide their top 10 picks for 2022.