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(From The Economic Times)
The market has lost a whopping 1000 points from the all-time closing peak of 8800 witnessed on October 5. So, what's the way ahead for investors?
Well, there's a silver lining to the rather disheartening moves being made by the sensex.
Investors need to remember that in a falling market, shares of dividend-paying companies become attractive in terms of dividend yield.
So, risk-averse investors could consider picking up stocks of high dividend-yielding companies for their portfolios. In bearish times, these stocks often outperform the market.
The dividend yield of leading stocks has fallen over the past two years …