Navigating 2025: Adopt Moderation, Resilience and Stock-Specific Strategies

As we step into 2025, the Indian equity market stands at a critical juncture. The past nine years have rewarded investors with consistent positive returns – never in the history of the Indian equity market have we seen such a long streak of positive returns. The closest we saw was the historic bull run of seven years between 1988 and 1994. However, the question that looms large with most of you is: Will 2025 sustain this momentum, or is the market poised for a more measured trajectory? A recent Reuters poll forecasts 9 per cent gain in frontline indices by the end of 2025.