According to Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com, if the Budget is neutral that is there is nothing positive or negative, there could be a pullback rally just because the uncertainty is out of the way but the long-term would continue to be on the downside
With regards to public sector undertaking (PSU) one should look at banks that are well capitalisation, Bank of Baroda and State Bank of India are the ones that stand out. BoB is the best capitalised bank and trades at 0.7 times book says Siddharth Teli of Religare Capital Markets.
Indian shares could consolidate after the recent run up, feels Adrian Mowat of JP Morgan, but does not see uncertainty over the outcome of the general elections as a big dampener.
Vineet Bhatnagar, MD, PhillipCapital is of the view that Bank Nifty could also make higher highs given the fact that the broad based index is expected to move higher.
Navneet Munot of SBI MF is underweight on the financial services within the banking sector.
if one were to play the MSF unwind trade then it should be through Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank and non-banking financial corporations (NBFCs) like Bajaj Finance, M&M Financial, says Siddharth Teli of Religare Capital Markets.
IIFL prefers private sector banks over state owned banks. It is betting on non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) as a rate cyclical play. Bajaj Finance, M&M Finance, Shriram City Union Finance are its top picks.
Varun Goel is bullish on private sector banking names, pharmaceutical companies and FMCG companies on the back of better second quarter earnings.