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Chris Wood rejigs India portfolio; adds Macrotech Developers, Adani Ports

In terms of sectors, Wood remains bullish on the real estate sector and suggests the Indian realty market to be one of Asia's hottest investment bets, besides Singapore

Pakistan stock market attractive on valuation, dividend yield: Chris Wood

The MSCI Pakistan Index, according to Wood's note, is trading on 3.7x forecast 2023 consensus earnings and a 2023 forecast dividend yield of 10.2 per cent

US markets set for a year-end rally despite recession concerns: Chris Wood

A rally in the US markets amid hope of a softer central bank (US Fed) action going ahead, analysts believe, has the potential to fuel a rally in other global equity markets, including India

Global stock markets can retest June 2022 lows, cautions Chris Wood

Most global markets have staged a smart recovery since their June 2022 lows. The S&P BSE Sensex has outperformed its peers with a rise of around 13 per cent since then

Deja vu? Key reasons why Jefferies thinks the market rally may not sustain

The information technology sector (IT), Jefferies believes, remains at significant risk of sell-off if the Nifty were to correct

Chris Wood ups India stake; hikes allocation by 2% amid resilient stock mkt

In his Asia Pacific ex-Japan asset portfolio, allocation to Indian equities at 16 per cent is the second highest after his exposure to China, which stands at 31 per cent.

Animal spirits? Chris Wood surprised by resilience of Indian stock market

Further evidence of economic resilience and animal spirits, according to Wood, is continuing strong goods and services tax (GST) revenues and buoyant retail sales

Markets are now pricing in 50bps US Fed rate cut in 2023: Chris Wood

The US Fed raised the target range for the federal funds rate by another 75 bps to 2.25-2.50 per cent in its July meeting. The FOMC statement has downgraded its assessment of the economic situation

No relief for markets as Fed gets aggressive to tame inflation: Chris Wood

The latest consumer inflation (CPI) print in the US for June came in at 9.1 per cent - the highest reading since 1981, and surpassed most analysts' expectations, who had pegged this at 8.8 per cent

Markets unlikely to bottom out soon amid recession fears: Nomura

As regards valuations, Nomura believes stocks have largely (if not fully) priced in expectations of higher policy/discount rates. They expect the markets to remain choppy in the near-term

Will buy Indian stocks if Nifty drops to around 14,000 levels: Chris Wood

In the short-term, Wood suggests that investors should sell stocks on a rally. The bet for a sustained equity market rally before 2022 end is a possible change in the US Fed's language, he said

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Chris Wood rejigs India equity exposure; replaces HDFC with HDFC Bank

In the financial sector, Wood now holds SBI, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Prudential Life, ICICI Lombard and CAMS besides HDFC Bank in his India long-only equity portfolio.

Investors should sell the rallies; S&P 500 can fall another 10%: Chris Wood

Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies believes that S&P 500 has more room for downside. Investors, he suggests, should look to exit stocks on any intermittent bounce-back.

Odds in favour of more near-term correction in Indian stocks: Chris Wood

Chris Wood believes the best way to play Indian markets is the upswing in the Indian property/real estate sector despite the rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Markets not fully pricing in possibility of higher inflation: Analysts

India's March wholesale price index-based inflation (WPI) surged to 14.55 per cent on rising edible oil prices and increase in power prices. WPI inflation in February stood at 13.11 per cent.

Foreign investors likely to return to Indian equities soon: Chris Wood

Foreign portfolio investors exited India in droves and have sold stocks since October 2021 amid fears of an earlier and faster-than-expected rate hike by the US Federal Reserve (US Fed)

Over half the stocks that debuted in FY22 trade below listing-day close

Despite the likelihood of an aggressive rate hike by the US Federal Reserve (US Fed), a correction in equity markets, analysts expect the primary market action to stay on track, albeit a minor hiccup

Sensex can hit 100,000 mark in five years, believes Chris Wood

A similar view was shared by Raamdeo Agrawal, co-founder and joint managing director, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, who suggested that Indian equity markets were on the cusp of a major bull-run

Indian equities are in a bull-phase; buy on dips: Chris Wood

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