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  • Daily Voice: FIIs won’t return till earnings catch valuations; budget capex jump unlikely, says Kotak Life CIO

    In the current environment, steady reforms combined with clearer earnings visibility will be crucial for reviving foreign investor participation, said Kotak Life's Radhavi Deshpande.

  • Daily Voice: Sustaining high capex on hard infrastructure, digital systems, advanced manufacturing essential to drive 7-8% GDP growth, says Lighthouse's Prosenjit Ganguly

    Prosenjit Ganguly expects overall growth trajectory will continue to be well supported & tread a path of above par economic growth irrespective of intermittent shocks

  • Daily Voice: Budget support likely for realty; small caps to rebound, says Pankaj Pandey

    Real estate’s ripple effect on more than 200 other allied industries such as cement, steel, building materials, services, logistics, etc has the ability to create millions of jobs directly and indirectly, said Pankaj Pandey.

  • Daily Voice | Budget unlikely to offer big consumption sops; India to stay stable amid global shocks: Puneet Sharma

    Tariffs are a sentiment overhang and a short-term headache for markets, but they don’t materially alter the underlying fundamentals of the Indian economy or its long-term earnings trajectory, said Puneet Sharma.

  • Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Heavyweight earnings to guide market direction

  • Daily Voice | Budget 2026 unlikely to be game-changing, but a key anchor for foreign capital: HDFC’s Varun Lohchab

    While through recent consolidation, froth has come out in many segments of midcap and smallcap space, but aggregate valuations still remain high, said Varun Lohchab.

  • Chartist Talk: Direction for Nifty 50 remains uncertain but Sudeep Shah bets on these top 5 stocks for next week

    Both private banks and PSU banks are clearly outperforming the benchmark, as reflected by fresh breakouts and rising ratio line on their respective ratio charts versus the Nifty, indicating sustained relative strength, said Sudeep Shah.

  • Daily Voice: Focused push in Budget 2026 to fast-track PSU privatisation could be a game changer, says Entrust’s Karthik

    Sectors such as banks, metals, autos, and few capital goods are poised to benefit from sustained infrastructure push, uptick in credit growth, and consumption trends, said Karthik S.

  • Daily Voice | Two factors to drive equities this year; Budget focus on consumption, capex: Ashwini Shami

    We expect the fiscal and monetary initiatives to start reflecting in the Q3 earnings and expect Q4 also to exhibit strong earnings growth.

  • Daily Voice: Auto sector to be star performer this year; banks look fundamentally healthier than in the past 15 years, says Anil Rego

    As global headwinds fade, AI trade crowding normalises, and earnings recovery becomes more visible, FII flows are likely to return gradually well before earnings growth fully settles into the mid-teens, said Anil Rego.

  • Daily Voice: Balancing consumption boost, fiscal consolidation, capex seen as core themes for Budget 2026, says Ambit's Trilok Agarwal

    Trilok Agarwal believes FY27 EPS growth will be in the low double-digit instead of mid-teens, leading to expectations of earnings normalisation rather than acceleration

  • Chartist Talk: Ashish Kyal shares outlook for Vedanta, Union Bank, NALCO, MCX, Hindustan Copper, IndusInd Bank after sharp rally

    Notably, volumes have picked up sharply for the first time since November 12, 2025, indicating strong participation and conviction in the ongoing move of IndusInd Bank, said Ashish Kyal.

  • Daily Voice | Union Budget must pivot from recovery-led to productivity-led growth: Qode’s Gaurav Didwania

    The bigger support to growth will come from liquidity management, efficient policy transmission, and coordination between fiscal and monetary policy rather than headline rate cuts, said Gaurav Didwania.

  • Daily Voice: Railways, defence capex likely to rise sharply in Budget 2026, says Spark’s Devang Mehta

    The December-quarter (Q3 FY26) earnings season is widely expected to build a strong base for subsequent quarters.

  • Chartist Talk: Further major downside in Nifty hinges on 25,300 this week, keep Bharat Electronics on radar, says Rahul Ghose

    Technically, Gold is extremely overbought on all time frames, said Rahul Ghose.

  • Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | FIIs turn most bearish ever: Is a market bottom near?

    Indian markets may stay pressured amid tariff uncertainty, while the ongoing corporate earnings season will be key in shaping investor sentiment and market direction ahead

  • Daily Voice: 25% tariff cut key to 12-15% equity upside; FY27 Budget to back capital-intensive sectors, says LGT’s Chakri Lokapriya

    Delay in India–US tariff agreement could weigh on markets despite reasonable valuations of around 20x earnings and India's premium to emerging markets remaining below long-term averages, said LGT’s Chakri Lokapriya

  • Chartist Talk: Nifty 50, Nifty Auto signal more downside; bet on these 2 stocks next week, says Sudeep Shah

    Broader markets are also showing signs of strain. This widespread deterioration highlights a clear contraction in risk appetite, reinforcing the need for a cautious, defensive, and highly selective approach in the near term, Sudeep Shah said.

  • Daily Voice | Budget 2026 to focus on capex continuity, jobs, human capital and fiscal credibility: Pradeep Gupta, Anand Rathi

    In Budget 2026, continuity in public capex, particularly in infrastructure, defence, energy transition, and logistics, will sustain the investment cycle, said Pradeep Gupta.

  • Daily Voice | Tariff shock nearing peak, not a long cycle; Budget must prioritise foreign capital: Divam Sharma

    In the near term, focus is firmly on the upcoming Union Budget and the extent to which the government is willing to deploy fiscal measures to support growth, said Divam Sharma.

  • Daily Voice: Carnelian’s Manoj Bahety sees IT, auto, BFSI as attractive contra plays on valuation comfort

    IT sector looks especially compelling on a 3–5 year view, as the sector is back to its historical valuation range, said Carnelian’s Manoj Bahety.

  • Daily Voice: Budget 2026 to prioritise strengthening domestic manufacturing, boost export competitiveness, says Quest’s Rakesh Vyas

    Budget 2026 is likely to emphasize targeted, sector-specific incentives aimed at crowding in private capital expenditure, said Quest’s Rakesh Vyas.

  • Daily Voice | Vikas Gupta sees stronger earnings recovery each quarter; banking, finance may surprise

    In the upcoming Union Budget, Vikas Gupta believes the Government can unleash large capex plans under infrastructure, power, railways and defence.

  • Daily Voice | Axis MF’s Ashish Gupta sees 15-16% FY27 earnings growth; flags dark horse sector, 4 themes for 2026

    Ashish Gupta of Axis MF maintains an overweight stance on consumption. The positive impact of GST rationalization is seen across consumer discretionary companies which have reported strong festive-season sales.

  • Moneycontrol Pro Market Outlook | Record highs amid rising geopolitical tensions

    Indian equities began 2026 strongly as Nifty50 hit a record, extending weekly gains, led by autos and earnings optimism, with midcaps outperforming despite FII selling

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