Page 5 - Market Interviews

Markets aren't overheated at current levels: Rahul Arora of Nirmal Bang

Markets have already scaled a wall of worry - from tariff tensions and border skirmishes to unrest in West Asia, says Arora

Our growth stable, diversified, not reliant on one driver: NSDL MD & CEO

The IPO is crucial for NSDL primarily to meet regulatory shareholding requirements. Meeting these regulatory expectations is of utmost importance to us, says NSDL MD & CEO

'Markets will continue to attract more flows compared to bank deposits'

Nikhil Ranka, chief investment officer - equity alternatives at Nuvama Asset Management, says investors could scout for bottom-up mid-caps and small-caps stocks to generate superior returns

Jane Street episode unsettled some institutional investors: Jignesh Desai

Institutional investors wary of midcap valuations, regulatory risks, and global cues; manufacturing seen as key investment theme

How to spot alpha stocks in an uncertain stock market? Himani Shah explains

Stock market outlook: Uncertain times in stock markets present interesting opportunities to invest in high-quality companies at attractive valuations, says Himani Shah of Alchemy Capital Management

'Capital market-related stocks already discount couple of years of growth'

The margin of safety in capital market stocks for near-term investors is limited

Retail losses in derivatives is a macroeconomic concern: Ashish Gupta

Sebi's measures are necessary to align the derivatives market with its underlying cash market, as the current disconnect is unsustainable

Expect FIIs to influence market returns in the near term: Harish Krishnan

Harish Krishnan, co-chief investment officer and head of equity at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC talks about the outlook for flows into EMs, reshaping the portfolio of their firm and more

Listing of MNCs, subsidiaries to remain a key theme for IPOs: Ranvir Davda

ECM activity has rebounded sharply over the last couple of months, with significant pickup in IPOs and block deals, says Davda

BSE is 150 yrs old but young to embrace new ideas: Sundararaman Ramamurthy

Ramamurthy, who assumed his role at BSE in January 2023, spoke about the exchange's plans

Margins may shrink for asset management cos: Anand Rathi's Feroze Azeez

Maintaining an asset allocation of 80 per cent equity and 20 per cent debt is recommended for long-term wealth creation, Azeez said

Why are short-term bonds in demand? Bondbazaar's Darak breaks it down

Bond market investors are looking beyond short-term geopolitical noise, anchored by strong domestic fundamentals, surplus liquidity, rate cuts and a dovish RBI

Earnings recovery critical for market rerating, says Sailesh Raj Bhan

Equity markets have spent nearly nine months consolidating since June 2024, says Bhan

Beyond the Street: Shankar Sharma on return on equity in life, markets

'For 40 years, India valued only technical skills. IITs, coding - that became everything. Soft skills were sidelined. But those are the skills that will keep you employable now, not technical skills'

Risk of sharp market correction is low: Rajkumar Singhal, Quest Investment

Stock market outlook: A new high in markets before the end of 2025 looks well within reach, provided earnings deliver and global stability holds, says Rajkumar Singhal, CEO, Quest Investment Advisors

Crude oil price can drop to $55-60 a barrel by December 2025: Premasish Das

Crude oil markets are pricing in a fair amount of uncertainty at the current levels, Das said. That's why oil had dropped below $60 for a time-before the West Asia tensions pushed it back up

Further valuation expansion unlikely: BofA Securities' Amish Shah

Broader markets represented by small and midcap stocks are trading at even higher valuations or close to two standard deviations over long-term averages, Shah said

MF distribution industry moving towards consolidation: Misbah Baxamusa

In today's dynamic, tech-driven environment, smaller distributors need robust digital infrastructure and operational support to stay competitive, says Baxamusa

Sensex could hit 300K in 10 years: Vaibhav Sanghavi, ASK Hedge Solutions

Vaibhav Sanghavi said that India would be one of the very few countries that will do very well in a global environment where almost all countries will be struggling for reasonable growth

Markets remain hypersensitive to exogenous shocks: Ashwin Patni

Stock market outlook: Several risks remain underappreciated or insufficiently priced, including high valuations and earnings downgrade risk in Indian equities, cautions Ashwin Patni of Julius Baer