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IT, pharma see renewed interest amid weak rupee; 3 stock picks by Anand Rathi

IT & pharma sectors are also seeing an upmove, considering reasonable valuations and factors such as rupee depreciation, which could turn favorable for such segments.

August 23, 2018 / 11:45 IST
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Mumbai: New logo of National Stock Exchange (NSE) displayed outside the headquarter, in Mumbai on Thursday, August 16, 2018. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI8_16_2018_000101B)

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Indian equity indices are recording stellar performance since July 2018, with Sensex and Nifty touching new highs. Encouraging domestic and global cues are contributing towards the rally.

Banking names are seeing renewed interest, owing to good earnings by some lenders as well as unveiling of “SASHAKT” programme by the government. The scheme proposes to set up independent asset management companies (AMCs) and steering committees for
faster resolution of bad loans in the banking system. Share prices of corporate banks have rebounded in the last few weeks during the result season.

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IT & pharma sectors are also seeing an upmove, considering reasonable valuations and factors such as rupee depreciation, which could turn favorable for such segments.

The industrial production growth data has also been a positive which rose to 7% in June 2018, against a 0.3% decline in June 2017. The spike was largely because of high growth in the manufacturing sector, which after falling for five consecutive months rose in June 18 to 6.9%. Manufacturing contributes more than three-fourths to overall IIP.