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But I do not think it is a time to short, but I do not think it is the time to go long on the high beta trade, the Adanis, the PSUs just be cautious there, try and build your portfolio on stocks which are giving you opportunity, momentum like HDFC twins, SBI Life, UltraTech, ABFRL and Vodafone.

As Sensex and Nifty tanked nearly 4% on Tuesday in the wake of early poll trends, FMCG and healthcare sectors held strong, with Nifty FMCG, Nifty Pharma performing well. Dabur India, Colgate Palmolive, and Marico were top gainers.

India VIX, the fear index, soared by nearly 40%, marking its highest single-day gain in 9 years amidst strong election count trends. Investors adopted a risk-averse stance, leading to a 4,100-point drop in Sensex. Market capitalization declined by Rs 17.61 lakh crore. Experts anticipate VIX to hit 30, advising cautious investment strategies.

As of 31-Mar-2024, promoters held 44.83 per cent stake in the company, while FIIs held 28.32 per cent and domestic institutional investors had 9.98 per cent.

Railway firm stocks plummeted up to 13%, as election trends diverged from exit polls. Rail Vikas Nigam dropped nearly 13%, with Ircon International down by 12%. Other firms like RailTel, IRFC, Texmaco, and IRCTC fell 6-10%. Titagarh Rail Systems and Jupiter Wagons also saw declines. Early data showed the BJP-led NDA leading in 289 seats, contrary to exit polls projecting over 370 seats.

The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 9191.1 and a 52-week low of Rs 6765.0.

Shares of Adani Total Gas, Ambuja Cements, and NDTV also fell around 8% each, while Adani Ports also was trading 7% lower. Despite previous gains fueled by exit polls, the conglomerate faced significant losses, erasing Hindenburg-era deficits but still falling amid market volatility.

In some areas we were taking some profits. Defence was one of them. And we were adding to some of our other holdings, some in hospitals, healthcare broadly defined. Sanjiv mentioned a good point about IT services. There has not been a broad-based recovery in earnings in that sector yet. But I think investors are making a mistake by overlooking that sector.

Brokerage firms like Jefferies, ICICI Securities, and Citigroup are positive on industrial space with L&T, HAL, Balkrishna Industries, and M&M as top picks.