Jefferies maintained a buy rating on Max Financial and Polycab India based on their healthy growth trajectory, benefiting from the infra/capex/housing revival. Macquarie retained its underperform rating on Berger Paints, which reported slower Q4 sales performance, due to Grasim’s entry. But it maintained an outperform rating on HDFC Life, citing the management’s confidence in consistently delivering above industry APE growth and achieving 17-20% growth in the APE and VNB segments, despite regulatory changes and heightened competitive intensity.
Fund Manager Talk: Trump presidency not a big threat to IT but can affect FII flow: Krishnan VR
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