Buy, Sell, Hold: 2 stocks and 3 sector are being tracked by investors today

Brokerage: Haitong | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 1,150

The brokerage house said that near-term catalysts include Hepatitis C franchise in India or rest of the world along with launch of gCopaxone. It projects PAT CAGR of 28 percent over three years.

Banks

Brokerage: Nomura

Nomura said that banks are not a growth story, but it still sees value after underperformance. Among them, it sees value in corporate banks and has a buy rating on five stocks. The broking firm believes that the sector will be closer to the end of NPA recognition cycle in FY18 and provisioning could remain elevated going into the next fiscal. It prefers ICICI or Axis Bank to PSU banks.

OMCs

Brokerage: JPMorgan

The global research firm said that the excise duty cut decision by the government was welcome and should help reverse its recent underperformance. Further, it believes that a material expansion in marketing margins are unlikely and should remain stable. Additionally, a hike in global crude prices could bring some concerns again. In fact, it had anticipated the government to intervene had crude prices breached USD 60 per barrel. In the sector, IOC remains its top pick, while it is underweight on HPCL.

Market Strategy

Brokerage: CLSA

The research firm highlighted that a cut in auto fuel taxes to impact government revenues by 16 bps of GDP on a yearly basis. In fact, revenue reduction and uncertainties with respect to GST collections could raise fiscal concerns. Meanwhile, the FPI sentiment on the equity could be weak until corporate earnings recovery sets in. going forward, it expects market performance to be subdued until the year end and long term optimism on housing-led recovery is intact. It replaced State Bank of India with HDFC Bank in its model portfolio.