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Sanjiv Bhasin recommends strategic investments in HUL, LTI, and Indiabulls Real Estate. He advises reallocation from heavyweight stocks to capitalize on growth prospects. Opportunities also lie in ICICI Bank, Bharti Hexacom, Voda-Idea, and IDFC Bank. Bhasin further says: \”We are looking at one pullback rally because all negatives are slowly getting priced in. \”
Sudip Bandyopadhyay shares insights on various sectors. Recommends quality stocks like Larsen & Toubro and highlights optimism for TCS, concerns in FMCG & chemicals, and potential in commercial real estate and metal sectors. He further says Monday\’s correction and maybe a few more days’ corrections which we will see, provides a good opportunity to buy some of the quality stocks which have corrected.
Rupesh D Sankhe discusses the strong fundamentals in the power sector, with some companies facing stretched valuations. Opportunities exist in renewable energy sectors and ancillary companies like smart meter manufacturers and HVDC companies. Sankhe says: \”With the kind of investment that is happening on the solar, wind side, companies like Suzon Energy, Inox Wind will benefit from the RTC tenders as well as the wind auction which is happening.\”
Investing.com– U.S. stock index futures tread water in evening deals on Monday, extending a decline on Wall Street as risk appetite remained fragile in the face of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and higher-for-longer interest rates.
Indian shares fell on Monday, following losses in Asian markets, as investor sentiment was subdued after Iran\’s retaliatory attack on Israel over the weekend spurred fears of a wider regional conflict. The NSE Nifty 50 fell 1.1% to 22,272, while the S&P BSE Sensex lost 1.14% to 73,399, at close.
Fairfax\’s Odyssey Reinsurance offers Rs 500 crore debt to IIFL Finance for gold loans. Prem Watsa\’s subsidiary provides secured, rated bonds at 9.5% coupon. ET\’s comment requests to IIFL Finance and Fairfax go unanswered.
India’s oil purchases from Russia jumped after the war as New Delhi purchased discounted crude. The share of Russian oil in India’s total imports rose to 35% in 2023-24 from 23% in the previous year, according to energy cargo tracker Vortexa.
Vidya Bala advises cautious optimism in market investments, with focus on specific sectors for potential growth. Monitoring commodity prices, market corrections, and sector shifts for strategic investment decisions amidst evolving market conditions. Bala further says: \”Moving into FY25, we are not sure if the earlier growth momentum can be maintained.\”
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Rajesh Cheruvu\’s insights point to a positive market momentum in FY25 driven by central bank rate cuts, primary industries capex, and potential earnings recovery, particularly in small & midcaps. Cheruvu says sustained domestic participation in equities coinciding with the formalization of businesses post-pandemic has helped attract interest in mid & small-sized firms. Investors should be considering sectoral allocation and gold hedging strategies for the year.
Sahil Kapoor from DSP Mutual Fund discusses market recalibration due to slowing top-line growth, peak profit margins, and the need to reassess high earnings multiples in small and midcap stocks over the next 12 to 24 months. Kapoor says: \”The market is building up a very large earnings growth trajectory over the next one or two years or three years and some of those numbers appear to be a little shaky. \”
TCS leaders discuss integrating with top academic institutions, AI evolution, margin improvement, productivity focus, back to office transition, campus hiring, diversified portfolio growth, and expectations for FY25. Samir Seksaria says: \”The pricing is stable, so it is a more disciplined execution and focus on operational rigour which has delivered this margin.\”