FII flows: Were expectations of FII flows coming back with a bang in 2024 misplaced? Shibani Sircar Kurian answers

Shibani Sircar Kurian, Senior EVP, Sr. Fund Manager & Head -Equity Research, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management, says “We are not expecting to see any major earnings downgrades. But if you look at the first half of the year, in terms of earnings, the first half of the year has been extremely strong. And from that … Read more

Sanjiv Bhasin | Sanjiv Bhasin stocks: IDFC First doesn’t have room for upside; go for 2 stocks that can double in 2024: Sanjiv Bhasin

Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities, says, “the CD norms are changing , where the credit deposit ratios have to be brought below 75. Some of these new-age banks, particularly IDFC Bank, will be very affected by this as NIMs are affected by at least 75 basis points plus there is a merger talk which can … Read more

tactical ideas: Forget FOMO, Dinshaw Irani would avoid chemical stocks. Here’s why

Dinshaw Irani, CIO, Helios MF, says “people have FOMO, the fear of missing out, but the point is that there are so many stocks in the market, and we have seen that consistently around a third of the market does fairly well, and that is like a huge amount of stocks. So we have enough … Read more

Sanjiv Bhasin | Sanjiv Bhasin portfolio: As Nifty speeds towards 22K, don’t try to be a brave trader, book profits: Sanjiv Bhasin

Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities, says “I am in the camp that says we may hit a crescendo. Generally, when fools buy, you should be looking to sell or book profits and when fools sell, you should be looking to buy aggressively. So, it is the total opposite of what dichotomy is, that the biggest … Read more

nifty: Working target for Nifty@22,300; focus on 5 sectors now: Gautam Shah

Gautam Shah, Founder & Chief Strategist, Goldilocks Premium Research, says “now our high conviction bet is SBI. It can do something special in 2024 if you want to just pick one stock among the largecaps. So given this view, banking as a space should do well and that should keep the entire market safe. You … Read more

manufacturing theme: Neeraj Chadawar on 5 themes that will have a bearing on equity market

Neeraj Chadawar, Head of Quant Strategy, Axis Securities, says “we firmly believe that the Indian economy is rightly placed and continues with the growth momentum and we continue to believe in double-digit returns. Given the valuations are stretched at current juncture, we believe that bottom-up theme is the best place to identify the stock based … Read more

bullish outlook: We have gone from a slightly more cautious to a more bullish outlook: Ashi Anand

Ashi Anand, Founder & CEO, IME Capital, says “in a market where the overall underlying momentum is quite strong, the sentiment is positive and the longer term outlook is looking good, it is important not to get carried away. There is a right price at which you need to buy a company. And if you … Read more

Titagarh Rail Systems: Opportunities right now are like buses in a bus stop; every 5 minutes, another coming in: Umesh Chowdhary, Titagarh Rail Systems

Umesh Chowdhary, VC & MD, Titagarh Rail Systems, says “following the Rs 700-crore QIP, as far as the current plans are concerned, whether it is the Vande Bharat, whether it is the ongoing projects that we have, we believe that for both the capex and the working capital, apart from the debt that will need … Read more

warren harris: There is a little bit more caution as we enter into 2024, especially in auto: Warren Harris, Tata Tech

Warren Harris, CEO & MD, Tata Technologies, says “as far as the move to generative AI is concerned, we are anticipating that there is going to be more opportunity for us to be able to develop applications and capability in the generative design and generative product development space. And we are investing not only ourselves, … Read more