New Delhi, March 2 -- Stocks to buy for the long term: The Indian stock market remained on a downward trajectory for the fifth consecutive month in February, with benchmarks-the Sensex and the Nifty 50-ending the month with losses of nearly 6 per cent each.

Sensex is now down 12,780 points, or about 15 per cent, from its peak of 85,978, which it hit on September 27 last year. At present, the index is at 73,198. The Nifty 50 has plunged 4153 points, or nearly 16 per cent, from its all-time high of 26,277. The index closed at 22,124.70 on Friday.

Most Nifty 50 stocks have suffered solid losses since October due to a plethora of headwinds, including foreign capital outflow, stretched valuations, weak earnings, signs of a slowdown in the do...