Hi AJ,
IFCI :Had answered the query earlier 2 posts ago,so please refer.
First of all,no question is stupid.Every doubt is a stepping stone to success.
About L&T and the others, no real answer though,maybe someone could tell you some news related or some other fundamental answer.Maybe some technical correction.If you are into looking at charts following trends,the question "Why"does not exist.It is,or it is not.There is no why it is,or why it is not.Just "it is",or "isn't".We have our spiritual masters who advise us on moment to moment awareness,or living in the present or living in the now.........trend following is something like that.The rational mind is taught to shut itself up.We see a pattern,we get an entry,exit pts,we share size properly as per our money management disciplines,and then we trail stop,and through all this the mind is taught not to ask why,not to count the ruppes earned while the trade is still in progress,not to budge from our disciplines............basically not to think at all.All thinking and planning happens the night before,thinking stops while the market is on.Just entries,exits,share sizes,again and again for many trades.What happens is we end up trading without fear or greed,we stand aside from all the emotions that drive the markets.And while everyone around us is oscillating between fear and greed,we stand aside and quietly and confidently make our profits.
All the best!
Saint