Rajesh Bhatia, CIO at ITI Mutual Fund, suggests that the market will be stock-specific rather than trending. He recommends focusing on sectors like power and defence while avoiding auto stocks. Additionally, he believes declining interest rates will benefit banks and NBFCs. Enthusiasm should be kept low with selective stock picking being key.
RBI eases restrictions on cash credit accounts, eases current account norms
The Reserve Bank of India has lifted all restrictions on banks opening and maintaining cash credit accounts, offering greater flexibility for short-term working capital loans.