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[331] [332] On 26 February 2021, India's GDP was back to pre-lockdown levels. [333] Due to low base effect a number of infrastructure sectors such as natural gas and cement saw high double digit growth in March 2021; a number of related sector such as coal were still in recession. [334]
The market closed with the KSE 100 index down 3.1%. [193] In India, the BSE SENSEX closed 1,942 points lower at 35,635 while the NSE Nifty 50 was down by 538 points to 10,451. [194] The Washington Post posited that coronavirus-related turmoil could spark a collapse of the corporate debt bubble, sparking and worsening a recession. [195]
On 9 November 2016, crashed by 1689 points, believed by analysts to be due to the crackdown on black money by the Indian government, resulting in frantic selling. The Sensex nosedived by 6% to 26,902 and the Nifty dropped by 541 points to 8002. These were said to be due to the demonetization drive by the Modi government.
The election results helped deliver the stock market's best monthly gain of the year, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 rising 7.5% and 5.7%, respectively in November.
"The bears might be disappointed to find that strong returns after back-to-back 20% years is perfectly normal," Detrick said. Since 1950, there have been eight times the S&P 500 gains 20% or more ...
Composition of India's total production of foodgrains and commercial crops, in 2003–04, by weight. India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry, logging and fishing accounted for 18.6% of the GDP in 2005, employed 60% of the total workforce [13] and despite a steady decline of its share in the GDP, is still the largest economic sector and plays a ...
The stock market has bounced back somewhat during the first few months of 2023. But it has not been significant enough to repair the damage of a nearly 20% drop in the S&P 500 index last year.
The NIFTY 50 index covers 13 sectors of the Indian economy and offers investment managers exposure to the Indian market in one portfolio. As of July 2024, NIFTY 50 gives a weightage of 32.76% to financial services including banking , 13.76% to information technology , 12.12% to oil and gas , 8.46% to consumer goods , and 8.22% to automotive .