The long-term story as regards India -demographics, reforms, digitalization, and improving efficiency- remains intact, Powell said.
JP Morgan has revised down its FY27 earnings estimates by 2-10 per cent on a weighted-average basis over the last few weeks across sectors such as Consumer, Auto, Financials and OMCs
Analysts expect Axis Bank to report muted Q4FY26 results, with higher provisions weighing on profit even as loan growth and NII may remain steady.
ICICI Bank Q4FY26 preview: Analysts expect ICICI Bank to report steady NII growth, strong loan expansion, but muted profit due to margin pressure and provisioning normalisation.
HDFC Bank Q4FY26 results preview: Analysts expect HDFC Bank's Q4 profit to rise up to 9% Y-o-Y with strong loan growth, stable margins, and steady asset quality
India Inc Q4FY26 earnings seen steady on strong GDP and demand, but oil prices, FII outflows and global risks may shape market direction and FY27 outlook
Nikhil Khandelwal of Systematix Group, said that while immediate geopolitical shock has been priced in, the full macro impact, especially of higher crude, has not yet been fully reflected in earnings.
For banks, Q4FY26 earnings are expected to be mixed, supported by credit growth but weighed by weaker balance sheet and slippage.
India Inc Q4FY26 earnings seen modest amid West Asia conflict. IT, autos lead growth while pharma, utilities lag. Key triggers and FY27 outlook decoded
India's valuation premium over emerging markets, according to MOFSL, has narrowed to 27 per cent, well below the 10-year average of 73 per cent
Beyond $90/bbl is when the decline steepens and things worsen as inflation starts eating into savings, impacting spend that gets especially bad for consumer sectors, Bernstein said in a recent note.
Defensive sectors like IT and FMCG see market-cap share slip to 18 per cent as cyclical sectors like industrials and financials lead profit expansion
Kotak anticipates FY2027E and FY2028E net profits of the Nifty50 Index to grow 16 per cent and 15 per cent after a muted 8 per cent growth in FY2026.
The reduction in US tariffs and the interim trade deal framework are set to significantly boost India's export competitiveness, said Subhash C. Aggarwal
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Earnings likely grew at slowest pace in 6 quarters
Plans to invest and hire more but is concerned about global uncertainty
The brokerage's analysis of its universe of stocks revealed that after a prolonged period of earnings cuts, companies are beginning to report earnings upgrades.
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