New Delhi, March 4 -- The Indian stock market has witnessed a significant decline over the past five months. The Nifty 50 has dropped by approximately 15.8%, while the BSE Sensex has corrected by around 14.9%. In the last month alone, the Nifty 50 has lost about 7.24% of its value.

This decline can primarily be attributed to a combination of five factors:

These combined reasons instigated indiscriminate selling across the broader market, and both Sensex and Nifty dropped, due to the same we have witnessed a lot of wealth erosion across all segments. It is important for investors to understand the risks before considering investing in this market.

Further, in this kind of a scenario market volatility can be unnerving. The urge to sell e...