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Nifty IT index is probably among very few sectoral indices which are still below the high they had touched in October 2021. Yes, the sector has some headwinds which not many had thought would appear two years back. But the bigger question is whether this phase of underperformance is about to get over or not. It might be too early to say as short term performance could be many reasons, but the way stocks have reacted to bad news and see sharp upward movement with slightly positive news, it might be worth bringing them back on watch list and shed the bias of looking at all IT stocks with a colou...

After almost two decades of being ignored by the street, in the last three years hotel and hospitality related stocks have been once again in focus of the street. Travel tourism and airlines, everything related to the hospitality sector suffered the maximum damage due to Covid-19. But as they say, tough times bring the best out of some. Some hotel companies used the Covid crisis to put their house in order. While they have seen a run up in the last two years and that is why if one looks at overall estimates, analysts seem to be cautious. However there are enough hotel assets, which are ready t...

It might be a bit early to say, but there are indications that bulls might take some rest, but surely there are signs that some profit booking is already underway in the market. Unlike the last few months, where market breadth was a stand out feature, in the last few sessions even that has come under pressure. For investors who are looking to increase their exposure to stocks, it would be better to focus on fundamentals and if there is any improvement in them which has made the overall score go up in the last one month then have a look at those stocks. These selected stocks depict a strong upw...

Over 81% of the 2,460 listed companies (with market caps greater than Rs.100 crore) delivered positive returns in 2023. While the majority of stocks making money in 2023 indicates strong optimism, it is also important to consider such returns with the associated risks, especially non-diversifiable risks. With domestic fundamentals expected to remain buoyant amid continuing capex programmes of corporate India and expectations of an interest rate cut in 2024, investing in stocks that generate positive alpha can improve overall portfolio returns.

Recently, a promoter of a tyre company in a lighter vein mentioned that one of the parts which ICE vehicles and Electric vehicles have in common is tyres. While it might appear to be an obvious statement , over the years, if one looks at the way tyre stocks have performed it has been much better than what it used to be, the cyclicality has gone away and there has been a re-rating. Now if tyre stocks are doing well then the companies which are supplying raw material to tyre companies are also witnessing tail winds. These are B2B players which are into manufacturing carbon black and because they...