India’s Sensex Hits A New Record High This Year

The equity market in India reached a new peak last week with the benchmark Sensex reaching a record high of 64,768 on yesterday Friday, June 30th. It ended the day at 64,718. The index has been a tremendous run since the troughs of the Covid-19 panic in early 2020. Since then it has crossed it …

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Stock Market Investing: India vs. China – Which is Better?

Higher economic growth does not necessarily lead to higher equity market returns and vice versa. I have written about this concept many times before. So it is wise not to invest in the equities of a country just because the economy is growing strongly. Over the past three decades or so, China and India have …

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India’s Sensex Sets Yet Another Record

The Indian equity market has performed very well this year. The benchmark Sensex has shot up over 21% year-to-date. In the past five years the index has more than doubled. Today the index reached a new high of  58,459.70 before retreating. Sensex year-to-date return: Sensex 5-year return: Source: Google Finance Related: Is now a good …

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India’s Sensex Back Above 50,000 Level

India’s benchmark Sensex index has made a strong recovery since the March lows of 2020.But earlier this year the index wobbled as rising covid cases and restrictions made investors jittery. Recently though the Sensex has been rising and has crossed the 50,000 level again. In the past 5 years the index has shot up nearly …

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