Jefferies sees 15% correction in Indian markets; adds Zomato to portfolio

In the past one month, the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 have gained around 8 per cent each with a large part of these gains coming via the BFSI route

The pullback in the Nifty from its recent lows looks unsustainable, said analysts at Jefferies in a recent note even as they acknowledged the improved US outlook on lowered inflation expectations and lower recession risks. Among stocks, Jefferies has removed/reduced exposure to Gail, Gland Pharma and Tech Mahindra (TechM), while introducing Zomato, Thermax, LIC Housing and Indian Hotels to their model portfolio.

"India's 10-year G-sec rate has fallen from the recent peak of 7.62 per cent in June 2022 down to 7.35 per cent. However, the market 12-month forward price-earnings (PE) has gone up to 19.3x, driving the Bond yield