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How Polarised Is India's Stock Market?
Over five years the Sensex returned about 4% a year and the micro-cap index 21%, before dividends.
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Is India's New Industrial Revolution Real?
Which industries are growing fastest, why, how small most still are, and the trade rules they face.
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Source: NSE Indices (Nifty 50, Midcap 150, Smallcap 250, Microcap 250 daily closes); BSE Sensex via Yahoo Finance; Iran conflict dates: Business Today (2 Mar 2026); Wikipedia, "2026 Iran war ceasefire" (accessed 10 Oct 2026); foreign investor flows: NSDL (trades to 8 Oct, reported 9 Oct 2026). Data as of 8th October 2026.
Educational content, not investment advice. The indices mentioned are for information only and do not constitute any kind of recommendation. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
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Sensex down 16.5% since 2 Jan, Microcap 250 up 11.7%
From 2 January to 8 October, the Sensex and Nifty 50 fell 16.5% and 15.6% and the Nifty Midcap 150 fell 5.6%, whereas the Nifty Smallcap 250 and Nifty Microcap 250 rose 4.1% and 11.7%. Foreign investors sold a net Rs 3.04 lakh crore of Indian shares by 8 Oct, a calendar-year record in NSDL data going back to 2002.
When the world changes, wealth changes hands
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A Technology Transition Is Like Playing Musical Chairs With Your Wealth
A technology can be completely real and still be the wrong investment at the wrong price.
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What Record Global Debt Means for Investors
US debt has topped $40 trillion and world debt hit a record $251 trillion in 2024, 235% of GDP. Dalio, Smith and Keynes on how investors end up paying it.
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