Axis Top Picks basket outperformed the benchmark by a significant margin as it delivered an impressive return of 11% in 2022 as against 4.3% posted by Nifty 50 during the year

Introducing FY25E and rolling over our valuations, we now value the Nifty at 21,500 i.e. 21x P/E on FY24-25E average EPS of Rs 1020 with corresponding Sensex target at 71,600; offering a healthy potential upside of ~19%.

table of companies (CNX 500 stocks) that offer dividend yield of 3.00% and above

India stands out like an oasis in the desert, where rest of world is facing multiple challenges. Domestic flows too have remained strong and now FIIs have turned buyers. Nifty now trades at a 1 year forward P/E of 20x, which seems fair, in our view.

A stellar run up by PSU banks had all eyes glued towards them. We tried to analyse the factors leading to the rally and what is in store ahead

History does not repeat but it rhymes: Indian equities are likely to display the same rhythm that the US and Nikkei did in 1990-2000 and 1980-1990, respectively, i.e. delivering a decadal move of 5x on headline indices. Our prognosis of various Technical studies leads us to the conclusion that the Nifty is poised to reach towards 50000 by CY30. More so, the performance of 2021 and 2022 further adds strength to our argument given the Nifty is mimicking our forecast trajectory. What is more exciting is that we are entering 2023, which, as per decadal studies, has turned out to be a strong year

The chemical industry’s growth is not hostage to any one economic parameter or any one end-user industry. Rising domestic demand and the need to evolve have forced domestic chemical companies to expand their capacities to remain competitive. Our positive stance on the sector is backed by its strong growth, aided by diversity in terms of chemistries and/or technologies

SMIFS has recommended four stocks to buy with good risk-reward ratios.

Bullish momentum which spilled over from October series in the form of short covering was held intact as bulls were unperturbed by any worries on global front. November series also witnessed fresh All time highs being registered on a closing basis. Bullish sentiments were distinctly visible as participants were confident of rolling over their bullish bets which was evident in high roll cost in Nifty. Last time Nifty had witnessed such a high roll cost was way back in September’20 series.

To Sum it up, Lower stock Futures’ Open Interest (compared to all time highs), Lower Open Interest in the Nifty Futures’ as compared to last 17 year average OI of 2.08 Cr shares despite Nifty near all time highs, FIIS long to short ratio in the Index Futures at 3.28 (Aggressive Long build up by FIIS in the Index Futures segment), aggressive Put writing at 18000 levels and strong recovery in the global markets from the recent lows indicates that downside is limited in the Nifty and one should remain optimistic for the December series also.