How can second wave affect your financials?With India adding record 168,912 in the last 24 hours, parts of the country are on the verge of a total lockdown.
Cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Pune are already seeing curbs such as night curfew and in some cases, weekend lockdown. All of this has started to take a toll on the markets.
Nifty has dropped around 6.5% from its peak of 15,300 on 15 February. Markets may see further decline if key states such as Maharashtra and Delhi come under total lockdown, thereby eroding the value of your equity investments.
If this leads to more pay cuts and layoffs as was the case in 2020, it can imperil your financial security.What risks are peculiar to the second wave?The current wave has hit India harder.