“Right now, it’s hard to say what to buy, but it’s best to wait for a reversal. Nifty has strong support at 23,800, with resistance around 24,600 to 24,700. Going short now is not advisable—any positive news could trigger a pullback to 24,500 or 24,600,” says Dharmesh Shah, ICICI Direct. Very interesting data point Soumeet … Read more
“The NBFCs which have been growing very-very fast and the segment which they have been growing, if it is a very-very high-risk segment, so to that extent one has to be cognizant where one is investing,” says Dikshit Mittal, LIC Mutual Fund. Firstly, to start off with, the RBI has continued to maintain its stance. … Read more
Indian IT companies are expected to report a single-digit revenue growth up to 4% in the quarter that ended on September 30, 2024 with the likelihood of positive commentary for the rest of FY25, according to estimates by three brokerages. The earnings season begins on Thursday, October 10 with the announcement of results by Tata … Read more
While it is not easy to find stocks at reasonable valuations in a bull market, Vishal Jajoo, Fund Manager – Equity, ITI Mutual Fund, says growth stocks in India would continue to command a premium for the visibility in earnings that they offer. “The risk of not being in the markets is much higher than … Read more
With valuations of stocks related to the investment cycle and policy reforms capturing the near term potential, Sailesh Raj Bhan, CIO – Equity Investments, Nippon India Mutual Fund, suggests investors can also consider alternatives in large banks, IT and QSR.“Cyclical themes like manufacturing, industrials trade at higher premiums with high growth expectations and low room … Read more
Ramesh Mantri, CIO, WhiteOak Capital AMC, says when we look at combined fundamentals and valuation, there are some sectors where fundamentals are very strong, but valuation is very high like industrials, capex related and then smaller industry segments like defence, electronics and manufacturing. The fundamental corporate earnings have been good but the valuation is high. … Read more
The fourth quarter earnings season is underway and it has been a mixed one for the IT sector. While TCS’ fourth-quarter numbers were better than expectations, Infosys missed estimates on revenue and FY25 guidance. On Friday, as many as 15 companies will announce their quarterly numbers with some of the major ones in the mix, … Read more
“Largecap results in general have been below par except for few sectors like pharma, auto which have stood out. IT sector results were okay, nothing very great, so that is the big issue with the markets that on the large capside there are very few companies which can drive the index further higher,” says Sandip … Read more
A panel discussion in progress on campus hiring strategies organised by MLRIT in Hyderabad. IT industry experts argued that Telangana students have expanded their footprints globally due to their commitment, quality training and the colleges’ association with international certified companies. The experts were speaking at a panel discussion organised on the ‘Campus Hiring Strategy’ by … Read more
Varun Saboo, Head Equities, Anand Rathi, says we are seeing all the midcap IT companies coming and giving a higher guidance versus fears settling in after Infy numbers. I do not see any challenge. It was more, Infy specific, probably a quarter’s problem. One has to keep an eye on TCVs and how things shape … Read more