Siddhartha Khemka highlights promising sectors like capital goods, expecting strong growth due to frontloaded government capex, and cement, projecting a 35% earnings increase. Electronic manufacturing services and healthcare are also favored, while retail faces some pressure. Within life insurance, HDFC Life and SBI Life are preferred due to steady growth and improving margins.
Market expects one more rate cut as inflation stays benign
Indian economists and bond market experts expect another quarter percentage point cut in policy rates. This follows the Reserve Bank of India’s recent rate reduction