Kotak's Pratik Gupta believes the Nifty earnings growth for FY26 could be 12% but is unlikely to reach 15%.
Urban consumption should gradually recover with rural consumption improving further (on account of timely monsoons and a robust kharif sowing season). Thus, earnings could witness a revival from September quarter onwards, said Poonam Tandon of IndiaFirst Life.
The 100-day EMA zone of 24,600-24,550 will act as immediate support for the Nifty 50. Any sustainable move below the level of 24,550 will lead to further correction upto the 24,200 level. However, on the upside, the 20-day EMA zone of 25,100-25,150 will be the crucial hurdle for the index, said Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities.
US tariffs has been a major overhang on the global trade as well as the financial markets since the start of 2025. However, the frequent postponement of the tariff deadlines has allowed markets time to digest their likely impact, said JM Financial’s Ankur Jhaveri.
Invasset PMS' Anirudh Garg believes cement companies are likely to see strong earnings growth in H2 FY26, driven by a stable volume trajectory and infrastructure growth.
Varun Lohchab of HDFC Securities expects FMCG companies to deliver only mid- to high-single-digit earnings growth this fiscal year, while these stocks are trading at rich valuations.
DBS Bank remains constructive on gold despite the current wave of consolidation. There remains a multitude of long-term tailwinds for gold, Joanne Goh said.
The focus on growth will continue to remain strong, and thus the inclination toward rate cuts will continue to remain high, said Naveen Kulkarni of Axis Securities PMS.
Average Indian IT companies have traditionally not invested much in R&D and innovations; this could now start negatively impacting their growth prospects, said Siddharth Bothra of Ambit.
Milan Vaishnav expects Bank Nifty to break 56,000 support. The correct range for Nifty Bank for the coming week would be 57,500 on the higher side where it is likely to find resistance and 55,000 where there is immediate pattern support.
OmniScience has been overweight on the banking sector, said Ashwini Shami.
The auto sector is gearing up for a robust second half in FY26, largely driven by boost in disposable incomes across both rural and urban India, said Sanjay Kumar of PNB MetLife.
While the current FII long-short ratio points to a clearly bearish stance by FIIs, the extremely low long-short ratio also suggests that much of the negativity might already be priced in, leaving room for a potential bounce if any positive trigger emerges, said Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities.
Multifaceted bullish case, with drivers spanning monetary, fiscal, and geopolitical domains, suggests that gold is well poised to outperform over the remainder of the financial year, said Rishabh Nahar of Qode Advisors.
Going ahead, the headline CPI inflation trajectory looks fairly benign and we continue to expect the FY26 inflation trajectory to remain favourable, driven largely by moderating food prices as well as benign commodity prices, said Kotak's Nilesh Shah
With expectations of a recovery in growth, markets remain broadly healthy despite elevated valuations, says Waterfield’s Vipul Bhowar.
Demand from rural India will be strengthened given better-than-expected monsoons. Demand conditions in urban India remain tepid and should see revival considering more money in the hands of the people, said Jyoti Prakash of AlphaaMoney.
The revival of consumption in the festival season in the second half of the year will be another key trigger for the markets, said Julius Baer's Nitin Raheja.
Consumption is a promising theme, especially in light of recent tax rate changes and interest rate cuts, said Pawan Bharaddia of Equitree Capital.
Technical signals suggest that downside momentum may be gaining strength in Nifty 50, said Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities.
I-Sec’s Dharmesh Shah expects volatility to remain elevated amid progression of earnings season coupled with Tariff related development wherein strong support is placed at 24,900-24,800 levels.
There is a strong possibility that inflation will increase in the US due to higher tariffs as the cost of products is expected to increase significantly, says Client Associates’ Rohit Sarin.
Detachment from global headlines could be the dark horse, said Lotusdew's co-founder Abhishek Banerjee.
Focus of Mr. Market is always on the India Inc. earnings performance in the long-term. Tariffs are one of the factors which could impact those, said Vikas Gupta of OmniScience Capital.
As the Q1 FY26 earnings season begins, several sectors are expected to contribute to earnings growth, supported by a combination of policy momentum and improving demand trends, said Umeshkumar Mehta of Samco Mutual Fund.