Market Interviews

Gold at $10k, SIP flows, smallcaps outlook: Chris Wood's India mkt playbook

Over a five- or 10-year view, if I were an Indian mutual fund investor, it makes sense to allocate half of your inflows into small- and mid-cap funds, Wood said.

Active large-cap funds can outperform in next 3-5 years: Ashwini Shami

We find the large-cap segment to be the most fairly priced compared to mid and small caps at the broad level, says Ashwini Shami of OmniScience Capital.

'Higher bond yields are making the equity market more earnings sensitive'

Fed expected to hike rate and RBI's recent minutes suggesting a likely start to rate hike cycle, could pave the way for yields to increase, said Elara Securities.

CAS' wild swings now an exception rather than the rule: Anand James

Anand James, Chief Market Strategist at Geojit Investments says incorporating the CAS market action into the final analysis makes chart reading more interesting and nuanced.

PL group spots next capex wave in power, data centres, and renewables

India's capex cycle gains momentum, creating opportunities across power, data centres, semiconductors and defence

Markets are cyclical; it's a good time to invest: Deepak Shenoy

Markets are cyclical and therefore will give you outsized returns in one year and undersized returns in another year. It's never always the same.

HDFC Bank's Puri legacy hard to match; India expensive mkt: Shankar Sharma

SIPs have been marketed as a product that can deliver 12 per cent, 14 per cent and other such fantastical figures. These claims are made by people who have a vested interest in saying so, Sharma said.

Markets not yet pricing in rate hike possibility: Aditya Khemka, InCred

A rate hike expectation should have taken the valuation below its historical average, as the earnings growth for the Nifty 50 has been below the historical average, says Khemka.

CAS to be beneficial for ETFs, index funds, says DSP MF's Ghelani

The passive fund could account for 30 per cent of the total mutual fund industry, said Anil Ghelani, Head of Passive Investments & Products, DSP Mutual Fund

Opportunity to raise money via NFOs maybe limited: Chirag Setalvad, HDFC AMC

The slowdown in NFOs is more to do with the product suite being complete rather than concerns on the market's trajectory, Setalvad said.

Nifty may hit 28,615 by Dec'26 if FII flows rise, oil cools: Rajesh Palavia

Rajesh Palviya of Axis Direct believes that following the January peak of 26,373, Nifty's valuation premium over emerging markets narrowed significantly, establishing a healthier starting point for H2

CAS to make it tougher for retail traders to make money in F&O: Jimeet Modi

When the system becomes more complicated, it can create barriers and discourage participation, says Jimeet Modi, founder and chief executive officer of Samco Group

Q1FY27 earnings strong; manufacturing emerges as top bet: Sachin Bajaj

Over a three-to-five-year horizon, Sachin Bajaj of Axis Max Life said that he favours businesses with hard-to-replicate assets, pricing power, credible management teams and strong governance.

FY27 to be challenging for PSU banks, limited room for upside: Seshadri Sen

With limited RoA levers left and a risk of credit costs normalising, we see limited room for further upside in PSU bank stocks, said Seshadri Sen of Emkay Global.

'India has been competing for FII flows since 12 mths, but has been losing'

For FII flows to accelerate - lower crude oil prices, rupee stability and two consecutive quarters of earnings delivery without downgrades seem must, says Jignesh Desai of Centrum Broking.

Small, midcap valuations backed by strong earnings growth: Ramesh Mantri

"Sustained FII selling has hurt largecaps disproportionately because foreign investors typically have a higher allocation to these companies"

Nifty can rise 7-8% by year-end; avoid legacy IT stocks: Vinit Bolinjkar

Q1 FY27 has surprised positively at the aggregate level: ex-OMCs, corporate earnings grew around 17 per cent YoY, led by BFSI, metals, technology and autos, said Vinit Bolinjkar.

Earnings & fundamentals are beginning to matter again: Vaibhav Chugh, Abakkus MF

The biggest opportunity for a fund house to differentiate itself lies in the strength of its investment philosophy, people, and processes, Chugh said.

'Growth drivers inadequate, need post-Covid like investment push'

Taher Badshah, president and chief investment officer at Invesco Mutual Fund says Manufacturing, industrial capacity and initiatives like PLI need to be expanded meaningfully

ICICI Pru AMC's Rajat Chandak sees value in software & 2 more sectors

From a broader perspective, we continue to see value in areas like software where valuations remain reasonable relative to long-term growth potential, says Rajat Chandak.