Ashwini Agarwal of Demeter Advisors advises Indian investors to ignore short-term market noise, including potential tariff impacts and IPO market activity. Despite current headwinds like weak earnings, he anticipates lower interest rates boosting domestic demand. Agarwal suggests a long-term view, highlighting opportunities in sectors like non-banking financial services, particularly MFIs, where valuations are attractive.
Muted Q4, weak forecast cast a shadow on HCLTech
HCLTech’s revenue growth guidance for FY27 is significantly lower than the actual FY26 growth, implying the effect of growing dependence of clients on operating efficiencies