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“If you had invested 50 lakh and added another 61.8% to it, the 50 lakh would have become roughly 81 lakh over this period of one year,” says Alok Agarwal, Head-Quant & Fund Manager, Alchemy Capital. In an interview with ETMarkets, Agarwal said: “We developed the eQGP framework. The last three letters—Q, G, and P—stand for quality, growth, and price action, respectively” Edited excerpts: The Alchemy Smart Alpha 250 will be completing its first year in August. Many congratulations on that. Could you take us through the performance of the fund as well? Alok Agarwal: Alchemy Smart Alpha 250 is a large and mid-cap strategy that invests only in the top 250 stocks by market cap. So, it is essentially a completely large and mid-cap strategy.

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“Allocate new money to a multi-asset allocation strategy or an equity savings fund with lower equity allocations,” says Sahil Kapoor, Head of Products & Market Strategist, DSP Mutual Fund. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kapoor said: “Retail investors should prioritize building a well-rounded portfolio that includes both equity and debt, aligning their investments with their financial goals rather than chasing short-term market trends” Edited excerpts: The market touched record highs post-budget, followed by a slight dip triggered by global cues. However, the Indian market managed to bounce back, which seems to be due to core economic strength. What are your views on this, especially considering the recent Hindenburg drama? Sahil Kapoor: Over the last two to three months, the rate of ascent in the market has been slowing down. The market is now spending more time reaching higher highs than it was earlier, indicating a shift in momentum towards consolidation.

small caps and 20% of midcaps are trading above reasonable valuation levels,” says Pradeep Gupta, Co-founder & Vice-chairman, Anand Rathi Group. In an interview with ETMarkets, Gupta said: “Investors should avoid these overvalued pockets, at least from a short- to medium-term perspective,” Edited excerpts:

Interim budget, the government should continue on the path of fiscal consolidation. D-St could be pencilling in some added populist measures in this budget,” says Jaspreet Singh Arora, CIO, Equentis — Research & Ranking. In an interview with ETMarkets, Arora said: “The budget may look at adding some populist measures which address unemployment and rural stress. This is considering four state elections coming up in the next one year,” Edited excerpts:

Sachin Shah, Executive Director & Fund Manager, Emkay Investment Managers Limited. In an interview with ETMarkets, Shah said: “But as I said, the more important thing is the devil is in the details. How are you going to manage your fiscal deficit? Is it at the cost of capital expenditure?,” Edited excerpts:

Infrastructure, Atmnanirbhar Bharat and digitisation which will continue to see higher focus in Budget 2024,” says Sandeep Raina, Executive Vice President- Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group. In an interview with ETMarkets, Raina said: “We expect some minor volatility in 2H2024; however, it will likely be a stock picker's market rather than a broad-based rally, which we have seen over the last 15 months,” Edited excerpts:

“Given the recent election results fell short of expectations for the NDA, there might be a renewed focus on social expenditure, particularly in rural areas, to boost consumption, and drive economic activity,” says CA Arun Kumar Poddar, CEO & Executive Director, Choice International Ltd. In an interview with ETMarkets, Poddar said: “For the next six months, the trajectory of earnings for India Inc. appears promising, underpinned by recent trends indicating a robust performance in key sectors,” Edited excerpts: June has been a volatile month for the Indian market, but bulls managed to keep the momentum going and pushed benchmark indices to fresh record highs. What is fuelling optimism? Today (28th June, 2024) marked a historic milestone for our markets as we crossed the 79,000 threshold. Despite significant volatility to come in the first week of July, many market players anticipated this turbulence would create resistance to reaching new heights.

valuations in the Indian equity market, there are expectations of subdued returns in the second half of 2024, with increased volatility and only marginal gains likely by the end of the year,” says Vikaas M Sachdeva, Managing Director, Sundaram Alternates. In an interview with ETMarkets, Sachdeva said: “The earnings expectations for the markets for Nifty stocks and for the top 100 stocks are around 15%, but around 20-25% for midcaps. The problem is there is so much euphoria right now that if you fall short of these numbers, you are going to see a pullback happening,” Edited excerpts:

Sensex and Nifty 50 trading at highs, concerns about an impending stock market crash or significant decline are natural. This fear intensifies considering the substantial rise in midcap and smallcap stocks over recent years. The stock market operates based on collective investor sentiment. Positive news boosts stock prices, while negative sentiment drags them down.

“We expect the NDA government to sustain focus on capex-led growth around PLI, Roads, Ports, Aviation, Defence, Railways, and Green energy, given a 20 bps lower fiscal deficit in FY24 (Than RE), normal monsoons, and Rs 2.1 lakh crore dividend from RBI,” says Amnish Aggarwal, Director — Institutional Research, Prabhudas Lilladher. In an interview with ETMarkets, Aggarwal said: “We believe a progressive budget, normal monsoons, and strong inflows will further re-rate markets,” Edited excerpts:

“FIIs have been net sellers in Indian Markets over the past few years. So, bulk of the selling is not due to election related jitteriness,” says Niraj Kumar, Chief Investment Officer, Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Ltd. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kumar said: “With no major U-turn expected, several domestic focussed sectors are poised to perform well under the new regime; such as Infrastructure, Construction & allied sectors, Cement & Auto,” Edited excerpts:

IT sector is currently a dark horse, influenced more by the global economic regime than India's policy framework,” says Naveen Kulkarni, Chief Investment Officer, Axis Securities PMS. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kulkarni said: “The stock markets will likely trend upward in the next six months. The upcoming budget will be a critical factor to watch out for,” Edited excerpts:

Agriculture, Consumer Durables, Insurance and Services,” says Kush Gupta, Director at SKG Investment & Advisory. In an interview with ETMarkets, Gupta said: “The new government would enhance capital expenditure, above normal monsoon are expected to support agriculture, Crude oil prices have come down which should support inflation,” Edited excerpts:

geopolitical events, currency fluctuations, and trade agreements can have profound effects on profit-booking behaviour in Indian gold, silver, and rupee markets, shaping subsequent reinvestment strategies for investors.

“We have the ability to identify themes early for our investors. Typically, in smaller companies, there is an element of discovery wherein there is scepticism,” says Himanshu Kohli, Co-founder, Client Associates. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kohli who manages more than Rs 300 cr said: “Many of our investee companies, though small in size, are already market leaders or challengers in niche industries with substantial growth potential,” Edited excerpts: How much AUM have you raised? Himanshu Kohli: About Rs 300 crore (we aim to place an additional Rs 200 crore by exercising our green shoe option).

Central banks worldwide are playing a pivotal role in driving the ongoing bull run in gold prices. This article aims to dissect the intricate connection between central bank actions and the surge in gold prices, shedding light on the factors contributing to this phenomenon.

The consumer durables space should benefit from the pick-up in project completion of real estate, says Sachin Trivedi, Fund Manager — Equity, UTI AMC. He is also bullish on select private sector banks, auto, healthcare and capital goods sector. Edited excerpts from a chat on Q4 results, market valuations and sectoral choices: How would you sum up the March quarter earnings season? Which pockets of the market would you prefer to avoid after listening to the management commentary?

“Over the next decade, India will be a buy on dip market — all corrections should be used as buying opportunities to increase allocation to equities as an asset class,” says Aditya Sood, Fund Manager, InCred Asset Management. In an interview with ETMarkets, Sood said: “FIIs were net sellers of approximately Rs 35,700 crore in April and Rs 33,539 crore, while DIIs were net buyers of over Rs 44,000 crore in April and Rs 26,500 crore in May,” Edited excerpts: What a twist market saw in the week gone by. We retested crucial support levels. What is causing the panic on D-St? Aditya Sood: A month ago, it was widely expected that the ruling party coalition NDA would aim for 400-plus seats. However, the turnout in the first three phases has been slightly lower, which might impact a few constituencies.

“Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) turning net sellers in India can be attributed to various factors, including global uncertainties regarding monetary and interest rate policies, rising growth concerns in the US, and the possibility of asynchronous monetary policies across the world,” says Pradeep Gupta, Co-founder & Vice-chairman, Anand Rathi Group. In an interview with ETMarkets, Gupta said: “Investors should not overly concern themselves with short-term market movements and should maintain their portfolio allocation in line with their long-term strategic decisions,” Edited excerpts: What a twist market saw in the week gone by. We retested crucial support levels. What is causing the panic on D-St? Pradeep Gupta: The recent market movements have indeed been notable, with a retesting of crucial support levels indicating a certain level of volatility and uncertainty.

“Phases of strong economic growth have seen healthy stock returns in the mid cap and small cap categories,” says Hitesh Zaveri, SVP & Head, Listed Equity Alternatives, Axis AMC. In an interview with ETMarkets, Zaveri who manages more than Rs 1600 cr said: “The Indian economy is currently in a multi-year high growth phase with growth being broad-based across sectors,”. Edited excerpts: Please take us through the investment philosophy of Axis Brand Equity Portfolio and Axis Core & Satellite portfolio? Hitesh Zaveri: Axis Brand Equity and Core & Satellite are both multi-cap strategies. Axis Brand Equity Portfolio invests in companies where Brands are an important factor for their customers/ clients.