Aman Chowhan of Abakkus Asset Manager highlights crude oil as the dominant macro risk, potentially impacting corporate earnings by 100-200 bps in upcoming quarters. He favors defensive and structural themes like renewables, pharma, and domestic manufacturing, while remaining cautious on IT due to AI and valuation concerns.
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