Stock selection will be critical for investors as earnings and valuation gaps widen across large-, mid- and small-cap stocks, according to Chandraprakash Padiyar, senior fund manager at Tata Asset Management. Padiyar said valuations look expensive in some pockets but reasonable in others, making earnings and cash-flow growth key filters in a more volatile global environment. He remains positive on banks and manufacturing, while seeing select auto-ancillary companies as a better way to play the auto theme.
US stocks: US market drops as Trump’s rejection of Iran peace plan lifts oil prices
Following President Trump’s dismissal of Iran’s peace proposal, US market indexes experienced a downward trend, spurred by a notable surge in crude prices. This escalation