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Market Update - Thursday, 4 June

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Turning to the market charts, the Nifty closed absolutely flat for the day, despite trading in negative territory for most of the session. In fact, the index has essentially gone nowhere since the first week of May, marking a full month of consolidation without any significant change. Given the deteriorating geopolitical situation in the Middle East and worsening global inflation, holding ground at these levels can be viewed from a positive perspective. Stabilizing here before starting the next upward journey is arguably preferable to a hard market crack followed by a rebuild phase.

• In commodities, gold is inching up with an official price of 15831, though the actual market price on a per-gram basis remains lower due to an influx of smuggled gold flooding the market.

• Crude oil dipped 1.2% following reports that a settlement might be nearing. However, the exact reality will remain unknown until a resolution formally occurs, and experts note that even after an eventual settlement, it will take months or quarters for global supply chains to normalize due to heavily damaged infrastructure.

Other Market Triggers

• For a change, ITC gained 1.0%, a reflection of how tough the recent environment has been that a one percent gain is highlighted as a notable shift.

• Other gainers included SBI, ICICI Bank, Coal India, Titan, Cipla, and Adani stocks, while Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, UltraTech Cement, JSW Steel, and Hindalco lost ground.

• Within the Nifty Next 50 heat map, CG Power, REC Limited, Cummins, Adani Total Gas, Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), and Hyundai posted gains, whereas Muthoot Finance, Bosch, MotherSumi, Solar Industries, Hindustan Zinc, and HAL registered losses.

• In the movers of the day segment, a prominent educational services stock experienced a massive 15% surge in a single session. This major upward move followed an operational reversal regarding student financing; the company chose to scrap its diversification into education lending, a move that the market had previously penalized as a negative distraction from its core business.

• Tejas Networks was another strong performer, rallying significantly from 420 to 620 in a short span due to a robust demand outlook for AI-driven networks.

U.S. Market Updates

The previous US trading session witnessed a sharp market sell-off. Lumentum Holdings, which had been running very hard recently, was slammed down by 9%. Charter Communications dropped 8%, and MicroStrategy Inc. declined by 7%. MicroStrategy, led by Michael Saylor, holds the largest corporate chunk of Bitcoin, and after five or six years of pursuing this strategy, the stock remains in a drawdown of roughly 11%.

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What to watch next ?

• The tweet of the day segment features a long-term macro chart provided by Macropulse, comparing the S&P 500 against gold in US dollar terms over the last 26 years.

• Since the year 2000, the S&P 500 has risen 8.2 times, whereas gold has surged 16 times. While this performance comparison varies depending on the selected timeframe, looking at it from the turn of the millennium reveals a substantial outperformance by gold over US equities.

• The core takeaway is not to label gold as an inherently superior investment, but rather to highlight its value as a powerful portfolio counterbalance.

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What To Read This Week ?

Global Market Showdown: Why Indian Equities Win the 30-Year Marathon

DSP recently presented an eye-opening dataset analyzing local currency returns across major global economies over the last 30 years. The study compared markets like the US, UK, Australia, France, Canada, Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia, Japan, Brazil, and India.

While the future remains unwritten, three decades of historical data send a loud and clear message: India stands out as one of the most resilient and rewarding markets for long-term disciplined investors. Let’s break down the fascinating insights from this data.

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The Real Deal on "Real Returns"

When judging a market's performance, nominal returns only tell half the story. To understand true wealth creation, you must subtract inflation from local returns to get the Real Return.

• The Negative Zone: Investors in countries like Malaysia, the Philippines, and China actually lost purchasing power, experiencing negative real returns over the long term.

• The Indian Cushion: India comfortably stayed in the green with a +4% real return.

• The SIP Powerhouse: India’s nominal SIP returns hovered in the double digits at around 12%, yielding a solid real SIP return of roughly 5%. While tech-heavy or structurally recovering markets like Taiwan, Korea, and Japan clocked slightly higher real returns, India’s performance remains exceptionally robust.

Bracing for Impact: The Nightmare 5-Year SIP

What if you had the absolute worst luck and started a 5-year SIP at the worst possible peak in the last 30 years? Globally, the worst-case scenarios are terrifying and represent massive capital destruction:

• Taiwan: -28% XIRR

• Philippines: -25% XIRR

• Japan: -24% XIRR

At these rates of depreciation, your hard-earned capital is virtually wiped out.

The Indian Advantage: In its absolute worst 5-year stretch over the past three decades, India's worst SIP return was contained at -11% XIRR. While still painful, it represents one of the lowest and most well-cushioned downsides among major global peers.

Consistency is King: The >8% Return Probability

High returns are great, but how reliable are they? The study analyzed how often an investor achieved an 8% or higher return in any random 5-year rolling period over the last 30 years. The results highlight India's incredible consistency:

• UK: Only 12% of the time did investors cross the 8% return mark.

• USA: A 52% probability—essentially a coin toss. Half the time you made it, half the time you didn't.

• India: A staggering 74% probability. Nearly 3 out of 4 times, a 5-year investment block yielded more than 8% returns.

💡 Key Learning

Time in the market beats timing the market, but location matters. Wealth creation requires outperforming inflation. India's historical data proves that structural economic growth translates into superior downside protection and unparalleled return consistency for everyday retail investors.

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