The benchmark Sensex and Nifty have plunged more than 7 per cent this month. Given the risk-off sentiment globally, it is likely that May could go down as the worst month for equities since March 2020, when markets crashed in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic’s outbreak. However, market experts say it is important to stay invested now.
In the past 24 months, the domestic markets have delivered negative returns on only eight occasions—that too not more than 4 per cent. While the indices witnessed several bouts of correction, they have managed to bounce back.
Market experts say if the