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Bobbing along on a roller-coaster

Down, up and down again. with the markets doing a good imitation of a roller-coaster, your portfolio is likely to have been through the wringer in the past six months. Though the Sensex is 25 per cent below its early in the year levels, it was possible to make money in this market, provided you got your sector bets right.

If you held exposures in software, pharmaceuticals and FMCGs, your portfolio may have weathered the choppy market well; but if media or capital goods were yourchoices, your portfolio would still bear the scars of the meltdown.

The recent correction cannot be attributed entirely to "global cues" either. Inflation, rising commodity prices, spiralling interest rates, a slowing economy, several new risks to India Inc's earnings have materialised over the past six months. So, where do different sectors stand? Where is a decline an actual buying opportunity? Here's a snapshot of five sectors that were out-performers or laggards.

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