New Delhi, July 30 -- Stocks to buy for the long term: The Nifty 50, the stock market benchmark, is down over 7% year-to-date due to geopolitical tensions, oil price volatility, weak corporate earnings, foreign capital outflows, and concerns over US Fed interest rate hikes.

The index is expected to see some revival in the remainder of the year if the US-Iran conflict ends and oil prices cool down to levels seen at the beginning of the year.

However, at the current juncture, it appears premature to conclude that geopolitical risks will subside soon.

Vinit Bolinjkar, the head of research at Ventura, believes the Nifty 50 may deliver moderate returns through the remainder of the calendar year 2026 (CY26), with a reasonable year-end range ...