The Indian markets have plunged into bear territory with the Nifty coming off 22 per cent from its record level in January. Shankar Sharma, co-founder and vice-chairman of trading company First Global, tells Samie Modak that the scale of economic disruption, happening because of coronavirus, is unprecedented and will impact all.
Edited excerpts: Are you surprised by the extent of correction we have seen? Benchmark indices touched record highs in January but it was just a handful of stocks that were driving the market. Such a thing can last for some time but when it ends, it ends ...
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First Published: Thu, March 12 2020. 23:43 IST
