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Why are Indian stock markets falling, and is it a good time to buy?

Poll jitters, rich valuations to blame for market's muted May show

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Puneet Wadhwa New Delhi
Pre-election jitters and expensive valuations are reasons why the equity markets are experiencing bouts of volatility this month, analysts said, as they advocate investors to navigate through this tricky period with utmost caution.

They also urged those with an appetite for risk to buy stocks at the current levels from a long-term horizon.

The S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty 50 have lost over 1.5 per cent each during this period. 

The cuts in the mid and smallcaps were sharper with both the indices on the BSE slipping 1.7 per cent and 2.9 per cent, respectively during this period, shows