Steel companies anticipate lower profits this quarter. Softening domestic prices and higher input costs are impacting earnings. However, non-ferrous metal producers are set for better results. Strong rebounds in aluminium, zinc, and copper prices are driving this improvement. A new safeguard duty on steel imports is expected to boost prices in the coming months.
Realty weakness overdone, midcap correction throws up long-term opportunities: Sandip Sabharwal
Market expert Sandip Sabharwal suggests real estate stock pessimism may be misplaced due to accounting practices, highlighting DLF, Godrej Properties, and Prestige as selective buying