The market could have one or two years of some sideway movements but the structural trends continue to remain extremely robust, said Naveen Kulkarni.
Looking ahead, Bank Nifty is expected to continue its ascent, targeting levels of 52,800 and then 53,300 in the short term. On the downside, support has now moved up to the 51,400-51,350 range.
Investor interest in housing finance (HFC) space is also very strong, as evidenced by the recent Bajaj Housing Finance IPO, which received bids totaling Rs 3.24 lakh crore against an offer of Rs 6,560 crore.
Pharma has caught up in recent times and valuation are in line with longer term averages, said Tushar Pradhan.
Arindam Mandal sees no change in the long-term trend of rising wireless data consumption, especially with the ongoing 5G rollout acting as a further tailwind.
The defence industry is entering a golden era of indigenization and technological advancement, with a significant surge in domestic procurement, LGT Wealth's Rajesh Cheruvu said.
From a risk management perspective, Vetri Subramaniam believes that large caps have the advantages of better access to capital, depth and breadth of management and superior bargaining power relative to their supply.
With the Nifty Pharma index's price-to-earnings (PE) valuation multiple at 38, the sector is fully priced for its growth outlook, according to Ashwini Shami of OmniScience Capital.
Sudeep Shah believes ITC is likely to outperform the frontline indices in the next couple of trading sessions.
In India, the next RBI policy is due in October, Rahul Bhuskute of Bharti AXA expects that RBI is going to maintain pause in the October policy and any rate cut may start only from December policy onwards.
Ashika Global is expecting a market correction in both the Global and Indian Stock Markets, Amit Jain said.
LIC Mutual Fund's outlook is positive on asset management, insurance, and wealth management firms, Nikhil Rungta said.
While IT sector is awaiting a convincing growth environment, valuations have already moved up, says Unmesh Sharma of HDFC Securities.
The central bank is in a far more comfortable position than the US Fed as growth is good, inflation is within the target range and the rupee is stable, says Nilesh Shah of Kotak Mahindra AMC.
India’s demographic dividend continues to remain a boon for the FMCG sector & hence this sector continues to present a compelling investment opportunity, says Abhijit Bhave of Equirus Wealth.
The high multiple of mid and small caps create discomfort but earnings growth excluding the current quarter has been higher, says Riya Oswal Bafna of Purnartha.
The focus should now shift to infrastructure, roads, railways, logistics, PM GatiShakti, digital banking & fintech, power, renewables and clean tech, and digital transformation/AI, Gupta said.
Foreign institutional investors' interest in recent block deals suggests a possible return to Indian equities following a market correction, Shailendra Kumar feels.
The higher rollover of Nifty Index futures in August indicates that long positions are being rolled over, given the confidence in the bullish momentum.
India showing 6 percent economic growth in the coming years is a sustainable scenario as the best macroeconomic parameters include both, democratic dividend plus the reforms the government does, says Anirudh Garg of Invasset.
India’s demand for petroleum products, especially petrol and diesel, remains strong due to its growing population, increasing vehicle ownership, and economic growth. This supports a stable revenue stream for OMCs, says Kunal Jain of Alpha Capital.
Divam Sharma of Green Portfolio thinks the market is a little overvalued as indexes reached an all-time high after a constant bull run.
Valuations are reasonable for large caps and certain smallcaps, while midcaps mostly appear to be overvalued, according to Rego, a seasoned investor who for over three decades has been making contrarian bets.
The overall setup is bullish with Nifty forming a Higher top-Higher bottom pattern for the past 3 weeks, Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities said.
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