Nifty's long road to 19k makes 20,000 pts a tall order amid rich valuations

Jury is still out on how soon index will top 20k; market has overshot and undershot valuations before. If strong momentum in FPI flows sustains, getting to 20k may not be long, believe analysts

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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 29 2023 | 8:25 AM IST
The latest 1,000-point up move for the 50-share index---a 5.3 per cent gain—has taken 425 days. In other words, someone who bought the index in October 2021 had to wait for over 20 months to recover the investment value. An analysis of every 1,000-point move, since when the Nifty first touched 9,000 in 2015, shows at 425 days this is the second-most number of days the index has taken for a 1,000-point climb. The highest was 592 days for the in
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First Published: Jun 29 2023 | 8:25 AM IST

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