Overall, after Q2 earnings, Gautam Duggad has raised earnings estimates of coverage universe by 2.3 percentage points for FY26 led by oil & gas, PSU banks, telecom, insurance, and metals.
The prolonged corporate earnings per share (EPS) downgrade cycle has finally stabilized over the last three months. The Q2 FY26 results have tracked better than expectations, leading to selective earnings upgrades, said Pranab Uniyal.
Pradeep Gupta of Anand Rathi Group said that while some pockets still face valuation pressures and near-term volatility persists due to US policy uncertainty, the domestic backdrop remains resilient.
“The charts may be celebrating near the highs, but the broader market’s behaviour in the coming days will reveal whether this rally gains real strength, or remains a selective rise dressed up as a bull run,” said Sudeep Shah.
Aparna Shanker continues to favour financials, lenders, capital market plays and insurers, where formalization, productivity improvements, and better balance-sheet strength are translating into durable growth opportunities.
A correction is already underway in the US markets. The US has massive issues with its K-shaped recovery and now a potential nasty overhang from tariffs and over-enthusiasm towards, said P Krishnan.
For corporates, the steady wage and employment trends directly support top-line growth and improve visibility in sectors such as FMCG, autos, real estate and discretionary spending, Anirudh Garg said.
A formal announcement of India-US trade deal is expected before the holiday season, said Rohit Gulati.
Venkatesh Balasubramaniam expects GDP growth to be around 7% in FY26, on the back of revival in consumption and a pickup in capex intensity. Adequate monsoons and comfortable reservoir levels would support sowing activity, aiding overall economic growth.
Overall, technical patterns suggest Bank Nifty is potentially entering the 3rd wave higher, said Ashish Kyal.
Infra is another sector that Kush Gupta follows very closely. H thinks the sector has given good returns and will continue to shine.
Going forward, if valuations turn attractive or earnings upgrades gain meaningful momentum, the market could initiate its next bull phase, Shailendra Kumar believes.
Sudeep Shah believes the Nifty Pharma index is likely to give the trendline breakout in the next couple of trading sessions.
Going forward, Raghvendra Nath said it would be important for inflation to remain moderate for interest rates to be cut further. If this play out, the overall demand scenario is likely to improve more, which could bring fresh momentum into the market.
For long-term investors, Ambit's Sushant Bhansali believes IT sector offers value compared to many other areas of the market.
The biggest takeaway from the September-quarter earnings season is that the downgrade cycle is finally nearing an end, said Vinit Sambre of DSP MF.
Manish Jain of Centrum would prefer large private sector banks which offer valuation comfort with relatively more secure loan book.
On the global front, any delay in India’s potential trade deal with the US or a stronger US dollar could weigh on global risk appetite, impacting flows into emerging markets, including India, said Mahesh Patil.
A close above 25,800 could trigger the next leg of the upward move in Nifty 50, said Rahul Ghose.
While a persistent global growth slowdown could weigh in on Indian economy, a flurry of fiscal and policy measures announced during the year likely limit the extent of further downside, said Himanshu Kohli.
On the higher side, the 25,650–25,700 band will act as an immediate resistance zone for the Nifty 50. A decisive close above 25,700 could reignite bullish momentum, paving the way for an advance towards 26,000 and subsequently 26,300 in the short term, said Sudeep Shah.
If either of these two drivers of the current bull market falters, the outcome will be a negative surprise, said Umeshkumar Mehta.
After narrowing losses and doubling cash from operations in FY25, PhysicsWallah expects to post PAT-level profitability soon,co-founder Prateek Maheshwari tells Moneycontrol in an interview, adding the company is focused on steady growth rather than aggressive expansion
The bigger risk for the Indian economy is lack of job creation as a result of employers using AI more, Pramod Gubbi said.
Indian company earnings so far for the September 2025 quarter show a mixed performance. Key sectors like financials and automotive showed robust domestic-driven performance, while export-oriented sectors like IT faced headwinds, said Devang Mehta.