The year may not be different either. Given that equities are more fancied than currency, or bonds, it makes an interesting read to see what experts have to say about where the Sensex could be in end.

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Before that, a tour of what forecasts were a year ago would help put things in perspective. Who could guess that Rahul Gandhi and his company would stall the Goods and Services Tax and the repeated attempt by a majority government to enact legislation to facilitate speedier acquisition of land for business could be permanently stalled? Forecasting is a job that strategists do taking into account unlimited factors — from the whims of Rahul Gandhi, to a natural calamity like — with limited abilities.

So, what is in store for ? Citi says Sensex could be at 29, by December ; for Morgan Stanley it could be 31, by November and for Deutsche it is 29, These reflect a lot of moderation in expectations than in the past which may probably indicate that excess optimism of the past is leading to excessive pessimism?

There is no crystal ball to tell where the index will be as there is no surety that all the 30 constituents will be the same at the end of the year.

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Does one stop investing in stocks just because one is not sure of a number at the end of 12 months? When you do not know where Gandhis would lead the country even when in Opposition, no clue on where Raghuram Rajan will take the interest rate, or how much you would end up paying for rice and tomatoes, how does an average investor take a call on stocks? One needs an approach similar to that of an entrepreneur. A man who puts up a factory or a shop does not look to sell the business every now and then.

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He waits years before even contemplating it. Why should it be different with stocks? Predictions for Indian stock market is futile. Predictions for Indian stock market is futile December 16, , 4: Govardhana Rangan The author is a post-graduate in economics and a financial markets journalist for 20 years. The author is a post-graduate in economics and a financial markets journalist for 20 years.

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