Six Years of Euphoria, Then the Pendulum Swings There is a rhythm to markets that most investors sense but few act on wisely. "We may never know where we're going, but we'd better have a good idea where we are." - Howard Marks For nearly six years — from the pandemic lows of March 2020 through much of 2025 — Indian equity markets delivered a remarkable bull run. The Nifty 50 climbed roughly 3.4 times from its Covid trough of 7,610 to a peak above 26,000 in September 2024. The

Just days into this open conflict—marked by Iranian missile retaliations and reports of the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—investors are navigating a landscape of surging oil prices, gold rallies, and highly volatile equities.

If you've been tracking the markets as closely as most advisors do, 2025 stands out as something far more significant than just another profitable year on Dalal Street. It was the year that fundamentally rewrote the rules of India's equity market—the year when the baton passed from foreign to domestic hands.