Money market rates have risen as banking system liquidity dropped to its lowest this fiscal year. Advanced tax outflows caused this liquidity fall. Economists expect liquidity to improve in the second quarter due to RBI measures. The RBI is currently providing temporary liquidity support through Variable Rate Repo operations.
Largecaps look better as smallcaps price in strong growth: Franklin Templeton’s Arihant Jain
Largecap stocks offer a better risk-reward balance than mid- and small-caps as higher growth expectations are already priced into smaller companies, according to Arihant Jain