While benchmarks gave muted returns, 15 stocks surged 40-76%
Many experts predicted low returns from the market in 2018, and the forecast is turning to be accurate as we head towards the end of the year. The Indian benchmark indices are heading towards 2019 with flat-to-single digit returns and the broader markets are also expected to see a negative close. The 30-share BSE Sensex has, so far, gained just 5.6 percent and the 50-share NSE Nifty, only 2.6 percent, in the current calendar year. Meanwhile, the BSE Midcap index and Smallcap indices have shed 15 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
After the spectacular run of 2017 when the Sensex and Nifty climbed around 28 percent each, it was obvious for the market to close the following year with single-digit returns given crude and rupee volatility, US-China trade tensions and state elections, experts said.
In 2017, the mid-cap index rose 49 percent, while smallcap index shot up by nearly 60 percent.
In July 2018, Ratnesh Kumar, MD, and CEO, BOB Capital had told CNBC-TV18 that the returns in 2018 could be in single digits. "I would still be happy if the market ended the year with single-digit returns."
The imposition of the long-term capital gain tax in the Union Budget and the IL&FS-triggered liquidity crisis, which hit earnings in Q2 after good Q1FY19 performance, were among the biggest domestic reasons that dampened sentiment. Sharp rupee depreciation (down 12.6 percent YTD), improved earnings growth in the major segment, and a strong US economy were among the factors that gave IT stocks a shot in the arm. The consumption numbers were good for 2018, and are expected to remain positive in the run-up to the general elections in 2019.
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