The Lost Decades: When Countries' Stock Indices Took Years to Recover From A Crash

Monday, 19 October 2026Newsdesk

From Japan's 34-year wait to India's decade-long recovery, history shows how stock-market crashes can leave investors waiting years to recover their losses, challenging the belief that equities always deliver long-term gains.

New Delhi 19 October 2026

As per news report of NDTV,Indonesia's benchmark Jakarta Composite Stock Index has fallen 15% over the past two trading sessions, taking it to levels last seen in 2013. The decline has erased more than a decade of gains and revived a question that long-term investors often overlook: equity markets do not always deliver positive returns over extended periods.

Source - NDTV