In FY 2025, a shock from shares but gold shone – Stocks Took A Hit in FY25 But Gold Shone

FY 2024-25 equity was fluctuated for investors. The shares performed brilliantly in the first half, but the second half caused turmoil that the market lost most of the initial lead. In the entire financial year, benchmark Nifty increased by 5.3 per cent and the Sensex 7.5 per cent, which was the weakest annual performance after FY 2023. Nifty midcap was 7.5 per cent and smallcap in 5.4 per cent profit during this period.

Gold glow increased greatly in the current financial year. Gold rose by 37.7 percent to $ 3,070 an ounce, which is the best rise since FY 2008. Amid growing global uncertainty, investors invested a lot in gold as a safe investment. During the financial year 2025, the rupee was softened by 2.1 percent. The rupee was 1.5 percent soft in the last financial year.

There was a fall in the rupee since January this year, but the increase in investment in the stock market and date market also strengthened the rupee against the dollar in March and it almost compensated for its full loss of this year. In the first 6 months of the current financial year, the Sensex rose by about 15 per cent.

But in the September and December quarter, the income of companies started selling by foreign portfolio investors in the September and December quarter, which caused turmoil in the market. Foreign investors were 5 months pure selling in the second half. In FY 2026, market moves will depend on potential improvement in profits of companies and clarity in the US trade policy. At the beginning of the financial year, instability may appear but in the second half the market can make positive progress.

First Published – March 29, 2025 | 4:33 am IST