Realty Index outperforming other indices ; FMCG worst performer for past one month.

Even as investors are trying to figure out whether equity investments are better than buying real estate , if BSE Realty Index is to be trusted, the realty sector seems to have found a bottom in place. 

Sensex in past 1 month has gone up by 1 percent . BSE Realty Index has gone up by almost 8 percent in a similar time frame. With 8 percent gain in the realty index the sector has outperformed almost all the other sectors for a 1 month time frame. Realty sector has been struggling, as several companies in the sector are  juggling with the excess debt and free cash problems .The BSE Realty Index performance for the last 1 month can surprise the best of market players as few would have predicted such an outperformance.

BSE Telecom has gained by almost 4.30 percent, second only to realty sector. BSE Bankex has gained almost 4 percent amidst all the negative noise in the banking sector pertaining to the NPA issue plaguing the banking sector.  Auto sector did well for the whole month by gaining as much as 2.58 percent as reflected by BSE Auto index . BSE Capital Goods , BSE Oil & Gas  and  BSE Power gained by 2.76 percent , 1.65 percent and 2.76 percent respectively for the previous 1 month period.  All these sectors as represented by the sectoral indices have outperformed the broader index. 

BSE IT and BSE FMCG were down by 1.44 percent and 0.57 percent respectively underperforming the broader markets for the previous period of one month.