Mazagon Dock, Suzlon To RVNL: How Have India's Retail Stock Darlings Fared From Their Peaks?
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- ✓Retail investor favourites like RVNL, IRFC, and Mazagon Dock have seen a sharp correction from their peaks.
- ✓These stocks, once popular for infrastructure and defence themes, now trade at deep discounts.
- ✓While the Nifty 50 ended an eight-week losing streak on Oct.
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India's retail investor favourites, from railway and defence public sector undertakings (PSUs) to renewable energy companies and capital market plays, have seen a sharp correction from their respective peaks, giving up a significant portion of the gains made during the previous bull run.
Stocks such as Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL), Suzlon Energy and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, which attracted strong retail interest amid themes such as infrastructure spending, defence indigenisation and the energy transition, are now trading well below their record highs.
The correction comes amid a broader sell-off in Indian equities. The Nifty 50 ended an eight-week losing streak on Oct. 9, 2026, after a rebound, but investor sentiment remains vulnerable to geopolitical tensions, elevated crude oil prices and foreign investor outflows.
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