Even with slightly higher interest rates, there are still no viable long term investment options that are capable of beating inflation in a sustainable manner.
One can play selectively in IT stocks post correction as a rupee depreciation will benefit them; companies with lower exposure to Europe will be the preferred play as the Euro has depreciated, says Tiwari.
We are positive on the credit growth prospects in the medium term as we see a reasonable chance of a private sector capex cycle over the next two to three years.
"Investors need to stay with quality stocks, especially ones with stable cash flow and unleveraged balance sheet. The continuous correction in market will see a sell-off of speculative stocks that have weak fundamentals and the damage there will be irreparable."
Holland says the global markets may see a further fall of 5-10 percent, as the narrative has changed from 'buy on dips’ to ‘sell on rise’
For auto sector, order books are huge due to pent up demand and also due to supply constraints. Complete opening up of service sector and demand for personal mobility will keep the sector demand healthy.
"We say, jokingly, that our strategic plan is to wait for that telephone to ring," says Prem Watsa in interview
There will be some pressure on LIC’s market share in the near term it is unlikely to go below 50 percent as it has strong brand recall, says Gupta
Instead of always focussing on getting the timing right, a staggered or SIP approach can work really well for women.
In the near term, it is likely that global uncertainty would continue resulting in some degree of market volatility.
While considering the next point, the overall trend in crude oil remains upwards, but we do foresee prices witnessing an intermittent correction towards $70 a barrel during the year owing to a host of factors.
Given the recent actions of the RBI, inflation control is now a clear priority for the central bank, and that could impact liquidity and optimism in the domestic market, says the MD & CIO of ITI Long Short Equity Fund.
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das announced a 40-basis-points hike in the key lending rate and raised the cash reserve ratio by 50 basis-points in an unscheduled announcement on May 4.
Delhivery’s IPO response could potentially determine the outcome for startups such as Oyo, Snapdeal and Pharmeasy, who have filed draft papers with Sebi but have delayed their listing plans due to uncertainty in the market. Delhivery, too, had delayed its listing plans after it received Sebi’s nod in January.
The RBI doesn’t want to stay behind the curve and let the Indian rupee weaken as the US Federal Reserve raises rates, according to Patel.
Yuichi Murata, Director – Marketing & Sales, Honda Cars India Limited shares insights with Moneycontrol on the state of the car industry, how the present is a turning point for the Japanese giant and their plans around a volume-driving SUV that will be launched next year.
The business outlook for the IT sector continues to be reasonably positive over the next few years. All companies in the sector are looking to grow at double-digit rates for FY23.
Until investors get a sense of how the interest rate hike cycle and geopolitical uncertainties will impact the market and overall economic numbers, gold is unlikely to breach Rs 55,000/10 gm in the rest of 2022.
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia pushed Brent oil to $139.13 per barrel in March, but it is still consolidating above the critical $100 per barrel threshold. In these uncertain times, India's import bill will rise, since the country is the world's third-largest oil user and importer, with imports accounting for 85.5 percent of domestic consumption.
From playing table tennis with his wards to dining with them, Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Dale Steyn says he goes out of his way to connect with the team and communicate better.
Fed is aware that it is the distortion in supply chain which is contributing to the surge in inflation. Hence, we expect them to be mindful and rationale while doing such rate hikes.
As macro headwinds remain firm, GDP is likely to slow down. The RBI will revise the estimates with the emerging macro data, says Bagla
Investors have traded Indian markets at a premium to emerging markets as they see it as a large market that has the potential to deliver double-digit nominal growth over the next decade. We don’t see that changing quickly unless we falter big time on our growth.
We believe the risk of Covid is largely factored in by the market. Lockdown fears in China are impacting the global supply chain and deteriorating the smooth functioning of trade.
"Till now most corporate earnings are below expectations and in our view this trend may continue till September 2022. We may see some downgrades in selected sectors like IT, manufacturing and energy."