Manish Jain of Centrum Broking remains optimistic about Indian equities, anticipating double-digit returns in 2025 despite global uncertainties. He highlights range-bound market volatility, the impact of US bond yields, and attractive sectors like banks, healthcare, and defence. Jain advocates a bottom-up approach, focusing on value and growth stocks for long-term investment.
ICICI Prudential's Equity and Debt Fund employs a contrarian strategy, favoring sectors like pharma and traditional retail amidst market volatility. The fund dynamically manages equity-debt allocation, rotating across market caps and focusing on overlooked opportunities with strong fundamentals. Currently, the fund maintains a higher equity allocation, around 70-73%, guided by internal models and market conditions.
In the NSE Midcap pack, seven stocks' close prices crossed above their 200 DMA (Daily Moving Averages) on June 6, according to stockedge.com's technical scan data. The 200-day DMA is used as a key indicator by traders for determining the overall trend in a particular stock. As long as the stock is priced above the 200-day SMA on the daily time frame, it is generally considered to be an overall uptrend. Take a look:
Sacheerome's IPO opens on June 9, aiming to raise Rs 61.62 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares, with listing on NSE SME platform tentatively set for June 16. The company, specializing in fragrances and flavors, plans to utilize the IPO proceeds for a new manufacturing facility and general corporate purposes, following a year of revenue growth and profitability.
China's producer price deflation worsened in May, hitting a near two-year low, while consumer prices continued to decline amid trade tensions and a housing slump. Uncertainties from the U.S. tariff war and weak domestic consumption have fueled expectations of further policy stimulus. Cooling factory activity and cautious household spending are impacting the economy.
After a round of talks in Geneva last month, the United States and China will sit down at the negotiating table in London on Monday to attempt to preserve a fragile truce on trade, despite simmering tensions. His press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, "We want China and the United States to continue moving forward with the agreement that was struck in Geneva."
Fund managers advise investors to consider shifting from long-term to shorter-term bond funds. This comes after strong gains in long-term debt funds. The Reserve Bank of India is expected to pause rate cuts. Experts suggest focusing on accrual-based strategies. Floating rate funds are also recommended. Investors should lower their return expectations.
Following the RBI's policy measures, banks are poised to benefit from increased liquidity. This influx allows for strategic deployment into credit or securities, boosting interest income while anticipated deposit rate cuts lower funding costs. Consequently, net interest income and profit margins are expected to improve, with NIM pressure potentially bottoming out by the end of the September quarter.
Nifty is poised for an upward movement towards the 25,300-25,500 range, fueled by the RBI's rate cut. Experts suggest a 'buy on dips' strategy, anticipating gains in rate-sensitive sectors like private banks, real estate, and automobiles. Technical analysis indicates a potential breakout, with key support levels identified at 24,800 and 24,500.
