Volatility is back on the front page, and you may hear more about it next week. Fresh tariff headlines from the US, a bout of valuation anxiety at home, and the usual chorus of “this time is different” have turned the screens red and the mood bearish. If you’ve been investing in the stock market for more than a few monsoons, though, you’ve watched this movie before. But investing is not like movies which get over in three hours max. Investing is about the underlying value of good businesses which do not get distorted by statements or headline hoggers.
The Indian stock market has been facing its own set of challenges. On top of it, the US market corrected sharply on Friday, especially the selloff in Nasdaq. So there is a high probability that the bearish bias of the market may continue next week. Now ask yourself this question: Are the headlines signal or noise? One reliable way of separating signals from noise is another question: How necessary is this business to India’s everyday functioning
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