Samvat 2075

In this Samvat, investors earned 20.4 per cent from gold. The last year in which returns from gold were as good, was Samvat 2067 and 2068, though 2072 was not bad either

Markets are likely to remain range-bound in the near term till economic recovery is visible, says Motilal Oswal

While value has emerged in some pockets, investors continue to seek refuge in safety and quality

Staying put for the long-haul will mitigate volatility risks, say experts

Sensex gained 12% while Nifty ended up 10% despite challenges such as the trade war andtrade war and economic slowdown

The markets came off by 10% between June and September

The total disclosed value of five key investors' portfolios was Rs 12,694 crore

Among the top 10 gainers in the S&P BSE500 index, five companies are from the financial sector. This comes at a time when the sentiment was impacted by the liquidity crunch post-IL&FS fiasco.

During Samvat 2075 (till October 18), the headline S&P BSE Sensex advanced 11.5 per cent, while the broader Nifty50 index has moved up nearly 10 per cent.

Patience will be the key in Samvat 2075

This is the biggest muhurat day gain for the benchmark indices in 10 years

Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) rose over 2 per cent to Rs 795 on the BSE, while Tata Motors gained 1 per cent to Rs 195. Infosys rose 1.5 per cent to Rs 677

The Nifty IT index gained 37 per cent during Samvat 2074. Among individual stocks, Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro gained 49 per cent - 12 per cent during this period.

Experts say volatility is likely to continue in Samvat 2075 as well, owing to a politically heavy calendar (upcoming state elections and general elections scheduled for 2019) and macro challenges.

Amidst this gloom, we stick our neck out and see the Nifty at 12,800 levels by Samvat 2075-end, says V K Sharma of HDFC Securities

We expect that lack of global cues could keep volatility low for gold, but on domestic bourses, prices could continue to gain on weakness in rupee.

Looking forward, it does appear that GDP growth will move towards the 7.5% mark with a downside risk in case the present liquidity crunch affects prospective investment.