While one event risk is state election results getting over, there is a chance that in the next few trading sessions will see a bullish move. But as the valuation is surely not in the cheap zone, it would be better that as an investor stay focussed on the business you are owning. Businesses which have a track record of being able to deal with all the swings of economic cycles. It is the large cap companies with strong balance sheets, strong brands which probably the ones which should be looked at in these conditions.
“I would stick my neck out that UltraTech is headed to Rs 10,000 and beyond. So stay with the market leader as a vested interest, ACC, Ambuja and UltraTech are in our portfolios and we are very bullish on that entire space. You can add Shree Cement over there, given that pricing power is very strong for them and their cost is the lowest in the world.”
“I still think midcaps and smallcaps are the place to be. That universe is expanding. So do not be deterred by the up move that we have seen in the last six months and say that as midcaps and smallcaps have gone up, do not be in them. Just be overweight on mid-tier technology services companies and India-centric online businesses. These are going to be the big compounders and the big wealth creators.”
“ I continue to think local domestic money that is coming in mid and smallcaps will continue to fuel, it if it has to keep going ahead. From January onwards, results will show us how good the Diwali season is and if Diwali was really good in terms of earnings, we should see the consumer durables or the staple sector start to take more weight in the movements going forward.”
"Equity as an asset class is only gaining more acceptability with domestic investors which is visible from the continuously increasing SIPs with mutual funds. Even at this, it still makes up to about a mere 4.8% of Indian household savings – which is substantially lower than its global peers. As the GenZ comes into the mainstream, we expect this number to only get better, leading to a much stronger and continued domestic flows."