The worries over spread of the virus have created mayhem in stock markets globally. Here is what lies in store for equity investors in the year to come

The share price of Motherson Sumi Systems fell nearly 10% Tuesday after the company reported a 42%  decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 360.64 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Motherson Sumi Q1 results: Consolidated revenue from operations rose by 13.65 per cent to Rs 16,792.53 crore for April-June 2019 as compared with  Rs 14,775.46 crore in the year-ago period

The stock has lost 15% in the last 30 days and hit a fresh 52-week low of 164 on the BSE today. The stock has lost 61.79% since the beginning of this year and 58.48% during the last one year.

While buyouts by large corporate houses during an economic downturn at cheap valuations are not uncommon, Jindal's JSW Group already has accumulated total debt of around Rs 56,000 crore. Also, its major businesses have an exposure to sectors facing challenging times.

Experts tell Money Today about their expectations from the various sectors. While business sentiment and policy reforms should pick up after the general elections in 2014, the investment cycle may take time for any significant revival.

After monopolising the top spot in the BT 500 ranking for nine years, Mukesh Ambani's RIL had to make way for TCS this year. This is not surprising, given the challenges RIL has had to face across its businesses, new and old, in recent years. Full coverage: India's top 500 companies

This is Business Today’s Third Annual Listing of hottest start-ups and, pretty much like the two previous lists in 2007 and 2008, this listing is also completely subjective.