H1 FY19 market report card: Only one stock gave over 100% returns

Here are the top gainers and losers of the markets in the first six months of the present financial year

The first six months of FY19 have been nothing short of a roller-coaster for the domestic equity market. This has been a highly volatile period for stocks, thanks to a variety of reasons — from valuation concerns to weakening macros, liquidity tightening, foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, increase in crude oil prices and trade tensions among the world's biggest economies.

During the April-September period, select large-caps lifted the frontline indices to record highs, while the broader market seemed to crumble like a house of cards.

Data-wise, the S&P BSE Sensex gained 9.88 per cent in the April-September period, while the