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Nifty Tips : New Delhi: In a double-whammy for investors, the 2 major asset classes - stocks and gold - failed to generate positive returns in 2015 as headwinds from the universal markets wiped off the positive sentiments back home.

While some mid-cap and small-cap stocks managed to function ground, the complete market benchmark Sensex is headed for its worst performance in 4 years with a decline of 1,650 points or nearly 6 percent so far in 2014. With just four days of trading left, the scheme is unlikely to change much.

The blue-chip index also hit its one-year low level of 24,833.54 in Sep and the plunge looked even sharper after taking into account a life-time high above 30,000-mark scaled earlier in March.

Adding to the traders woes, gold and silver prices also fell by 5.84 percent and 7.83 percent, respectively. Gold prices shifted below Rs 25,000 to hit a low of Rs 24,590 -- its lowest level since 2011-- in July. "Domestic investor sentiment have been strong in 2015. It is the FPI sentiment which has taken a dent.

In the last eight months especially, given the worries on the joining markets front FPIs have sold to the extent of Rs 28,356 crore. FPI selling pressure has kept pressure on equities," said R Sreesankar, Head - Institutional Equities, Prabhudas Lilladher Private Limited. In 2014, the stock markets had exceed gold and silver for the third year in a row with much better returns for the investors. Market analysts said that fall in universal commodity prices and sluggish demand added to the jittery investor sentiment.