Sensex down 2,600 points in October as bear killer month turns out to be bull trap

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Very much unlike its reputation as a bear killer, the festive month of October has turned out to be a bull trap with the Sensex having lost over 2,600 points so far in the month as FIIs continue to dump Indian stocks amid rising US bond yields and a war in West Asia...

Wiping off over Rs 5 lakh crore of investor wealth in just one day, Sensex lost another 800 points today, taking the total loss in the month so far to 2,600 points..

In terms of market capitalisation of all-BSE listed stocks, investors have been left poorer by Rs 9.8 lakh crore in the month...

In the last 10 years, October has proved to be one of the best months for Nifty bulls as the index has given a positive monthly return in 9 out of 10 times with the average return being 2.9% - the highest in any calendar month...

"With the recent geopolitical tensions raising the index volatility, we feel the index will remain range-bound in the short term and will look for the festive season demand trend in Nov 2023 and assembly election results in early Dec 2023 to take a decisive trend," InCred Equities said...

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