Union Budget 2024 by Finance Minister Sitharaman raised STCG to 20%, LTCG to 12.5%, increased exemption limits, and hiked STT on F&O. It proposed taxing buyback income and aligned it with dividends, allowing capital loss offset. Analysts such as Ashish Nanda and Sanjay Sinha foresee market consolidation and balanced sectoral growth, focusing on fiscal responsibility and employment generation.
Long-term investors should focus on structural trends over short-term volatility: Ravi Dharamshi
So, from the peak to correct around 15% kinds is I would say, but beyond that I would say then they start looking attractive again
October 30, 2024