Second-quarter earnings will be led by the banking and finance, consumer, and automobile sectors and dragged down by commodity sectors such as metals and oil and gas, said Gautam Duggad, institutional research head, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. “We expect companies in our coverage universe and Nifty earnings excluding metals and oil and gas to post a 30% year-on-year growth in the September quarter,” he said.
US consumer sentiment near record low ahead of midterm elections
In October, consumer sentiment in the U.S. plummeted to a concerning 48.0, driven by rising prices and economic worries amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.