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How will the markets read into the state election outcome in 2023?

While markets eye both economic and political issues, in the medium-to-long term, analysts believe election results do not matter much

Fed may not pause rate hike cycle despite SVB crisis: Nomura

US inflation, Nomura said, is still elevated and the Fed will look to bring it down going ahead.

Indian markets won't enter bear territory anytime soon: Nischal Maheshwari

Profit margins for Indian companies are likely to improve as input costs have stabilised since last year, says Nischal Maheshwari, CEO of institutional equities at Centrum Broking

No SVB-like scenario in India; banks are on a strong footing, say analysts

The sell-off in the banking pack, analysts said, was a knee-jerk reaction to the developments with US-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that announced a share sale to shore up its finances

Motilal Oswal sees 17% upside potential for top-100 stocks by market-cap

Adani Ports, Hindalco among stocks with 100 per cent 'Buy' rating by analysts.

How to approach IT stocks amid tighter monetary policy, recession fears?

According to Jefferies, analysts' consensus revenue growth estimates for CY24 have been lowered for top clients of all IT firms, barring Wipro, with the highest cuts for HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra

Is it time to move away from equities and focus on debt? What analysts say

US Fed chair Jerome Powell has reiterated that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is likely to raise rates further than previously anticipated

Global mkts fully pricing in Fed hike to 5.5%; Indian equities at risk: UBS

India, according to them, is among the more sensitive markets to US rates, and demonstrates the most sensitivity to local rates given higher influence of domestic flows into the market

India is no longer a crazily expensive market, says Jefferies MD Nandurkar

"Indian equities should catch up with global peers with a good probability of outperformance in the second half of this year"

Retail investors are nervous; expect time-wise correction: Prakarsh Gagdani

Commenting on the extended trade timing for interest rate PRAKARSH GAGDANI, chief executive officer of 5paisa says that the fatigue of longer trading hours for regular traders will soon weigh in.

Nifty Midcap index dips below 200-DMA; remain on sidelines, analysts advise

The breach of a critical level after a period of nearly 10 months reflects a shift in sentiment. The overall trend remains bearish as the index is making lower top, lower bottom on the technical chart

Markets may give single-digit positive returns for the year: J Jaipuria

"The market is not factoring in any major interest rate hike. The consensus is that we are close to a prolonged pause in the rate-hike cycle"

Risks to the market rally are rising; oil stocks a good bet: Chris Wood

Energy-related stocks remain the best hedge against a Ukraine-triggered spike in energy / oil prices, Wood said

Despite a poor start, we like Indian market: Julius Baer's Mark Matthews

"The Hindenburg-Adani Group affair will eventually become yesterday's news, and the market will focus on the fact that India does have strong earnings growth this year"

Are the markets ignoring the possibility of higher inflation?

Globally, too, sticky inflation seems to be a cause for concern. Last week, two Federal Reserve (US Fed) officials suggested that the US central bank may need to keep interest rates elevated ahead

Mutual fund ownership of Adani group stocks is not very high: Equirus

Primary markets will take few months to recover, says Ashutosh Tiwari of Equirus. Investors, he said, are now only interested in businesses which have better historical growth and cash flow profile.

Infosys, TCS better equipped to weather ChatGPT-led disruption: JP Morgan

Generative artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT, JP Morgan said, can potentially simplify coding and democratize access to a wider pool of talent, driving a new source of disruption

Analysts cautious on mid, smallcaps; await earnings catch-up

Analysts remain cautious on mid-and-smallcap segments and suggest earnings need to catch up before the stocks start to recover

We expect a catch-up trade in Indian equities, says Prakash Kacholia

US payroll numbers released recently point to Goldilocks scenario: unemployment at 53-year low, and yet moderating wage gains, says Prakash Kacholia, MD, Emkay Global Financial Services

Indian stock markets to continue underperforming EM peers: Morgan Stanley

Earlier in November 2022, Morgan Stanley had reiterated its stance on the Indian markets and said that the bull-run remained intact. Back then, they expected the Sensex to hit 80,000 levels by Dec '23