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Meanwhile, slowing down the trend of internet companies hitting the markets, only one new-age tech startup Delhivery made its debut this fiscal. Paytm, Nykaa, Zomato and Policybaazar were some of the marquee tech companies that entered the public markets in FY22.

Individuals who possess a willingness to assume a moderate amount of risk may opt to invest in top-tier corporate bonds, while those who prefer to err on the side of caution may find solace in government bonds. As interest rates continue to climb, purchasing bonds with shorter durations may serve as a safeguard against fluctuations in pricing.

Improvement in capacity utilization is likely to support price hikes in the near term. Cement players have attempted price hikes in Feb-Mar’23; however, a significant portion of the hikes was reversed by offering discounts, incentives, and price cuts

According to Rahul Shah, VP-Equity Advisory, MOFSL, we are not in a bear market but good corrections in a lot of stocks and lack of interest from the investor’s side has led to stocks tumbling down. The HNIs and the retailers usually show a lot of interest in smallcap and midcap stocks. But due to a lot of global factors, they have postponed their investment at this juncture. In select baskets, this would be a good opportunity to get into all smallcaps and midcaps.

PMS are managed accounts and clients have a greater involvement, points out Anshul Saigal, CIO of Kotak PMS. When the markets are doing well, the PMSs start buying and push the markets up. And when markets are iffy. PMSs sell. Having said that, Plus the DIIs are sitting at on cash that is nearly a decadal high. FII short positions are, even higher than June of last year.

The Nuvama Asset Management Head of Equities says they are very positive about the whole premiumisation theme within the country. What happened recently with the DLF launch is a prime example. Within three days, they sold inventory worth almost Rs 8,000 crore. They had planned to launch around 2 million square feet but eventually launched 4 million square feet and got a stupendous response. The premiumisation trend is likely to pan out over the next 2-3 years.

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A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. basket of companies with weak balance sheets advanced for a fourth straight session, extending its gain this week to 3.3%. That compared with a weekly return of about 1% for a Goldman basket of companies with sturdy finances

These are HUL, ICICI Bank, ITC, L&T, Britannia Industries, Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, UltraTech Cement, Coal India, Eicher Motors, and IndusInd Bank.For markets, FY23 began on a tough note as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed commodity prices higher, resulting in an unprecedented rise in inflation in world economies, including India

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