New year stock picks 2026: Why MandM, Marico, Hindustan Petroleum offer up to 20% potential upside – Solid Bets

New year stock picks 2026: Why MandM, Marico, Hindustan Petroleum offer up to 20% potential upside – Solid Bets

Target: Rs 525/550 Hindustan Petroleum continues to trade in a strong long-term uptrend, having resumed its bullish structure after an earlier corrective phase. The stock has posted higher highs and higher lows and is currently undergoing a healthy consolidation near the upper end of the range, indicating profit booking rather than a trend reversal. The … Read more

FII flows could return in 2026, markets not pricing in the upside yet: Vikas Khemani

FII flows could return in 2026, markets not pricing in the upside yet: Vikas Khemani

As Indian equities move through a phase of consolidation amid uneven global flows, seasoned investors are increasingly leaning on bottom-up stock selection rather than broad market-cap or thematic bets. In a conversation with ET Now, Vikas Khemani, Carnelian Asset Management shared his perspective on PSU banks, IT services, manufacturing opportunities and the outlook for market … Read more

Is the trend of chasing themes in the market over? Shreyash Devalkar explains

Is the trend of chasing themes in the market over?  Shreyash Devalkar explains

Shreyash Devalkar, Fund Manager, Axis Mutual Fund, says the market has matured, making broad investment themes less effective. Narrow themes are also challenging due to market awareness. Public Sector Undertakings or PSUs have performed well, but thematic investing may not be wise now. Individual stock selection within PSUs, such as banks or capital goods, is … Read more

ETMarkets Fund Manager Talk-Being overweight on these 3 sectors led Tata MF large, midcap funds outperform benchmark

ETMarkets Fund Manager Talk-Being overweight on these 3 sectors led Tata MF large, midcap funds outperform benchmark

MUMBAI – Tata Asset Management Co’s largecap, midcap, and smallcap funds have outperformed benchmark in the medium to long term, and exposure to three major sectors drove this performance. For Tata Largecap fund, an overweight exposure to financial services and capital goods contributed to the outperformance, says Chandraprakash Padiyar, senior fund manager – equity at … Read more