Fixed income investors should recalibrate strategies as RBI nears the end of its rate-cut cycle. With comfortable liquidity and low rate hike probability, short-term AAA corporate bonds above 7% offer better risk-reward. Accrual-oriented strategies in the short to medium segment are favored over long-duration bets. Potential Bloomberg index inclusion could boost government bonds.
Mcap of 8 of top-10 firms erodes by Rs 1.55L cr
Recently, the market witnessed a downturn, with eight of the leading firms in India suffering major valuation losses. The declines of HDFC Bank and Bajaj