Sujan Hajra from Anand Rathi Group remains optimistic about India’s growth and equity market, anticipating 12-13% annualised returns from large-cap equities. Despite global volatility and tariff tensions, India’s resilient macro fundamentals and reasonable valuations support this outlook. He suggests overweighting financials and IT, while underweighting automobiles and FMCG, advocating for a balanced portfolio with fixed income for stability.
Oil Price Today (August 26): Crude oil tanks 6% in two days to hover near $85. What’s behind the decline?
Brent crude futures were down $2.35, or 2.65%, at $86 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell $1.94, or 2.36%, to $80.42.