Kshitij Anand

Elgi Equipments stock has broken out from a three-month consolidation phase. This breakout has propelled the stock to a fresh record high this week. Experts suggest short-term traders can buy the stock for potential gains.

Morgan Stanley retained its Overweight rating on Varun Beverages with a Rs 557 target, while Nuvama maintained a Hold on Cyient and raised its target to Rs 1,050. Elara Securities retained its Buy rating on Nykaa and increased its target to Rs 475, citing premiumisation, stronger customer quality and growth in online beauty and personal care.

Modulus Alternatives has secured over Rs 300 crore in the first close of its third private credit fund, India Credit Opportunities Fund III. The SEBI-registered Category II AIF has a target corpus of Rs 2,000 crore, including a greenshoe option, and will focus on performing credit opportunities across high-growth sectors.

Narayana Hrudayalaya stock has recovered after testing crucial support levels recently. The stock is now trading above several moving averages, indicating positive momentum. Experts suggest buying opportunities for short-term traders with a target of Rs 1975.

In an interaction with Kshitij Anand of ETMarkets, Saurabh Prasad, Division Head – Research at Mirae Asset Sharekhan, said large caps are now more reasonably valued relative to growth stocks, while the premium commanded by small caps may be difficult to sustain given their more volatile earnings momentum.

Bandhan AMC has reduced duration across several bond funds as RBI rate hike risks rise following the latest MPC minutes. CIO Suyash Choudhary said markets are increasingly debating the timing and magnitude of potential hikes, while fading FCNR flows and changing policy expectations could drive a flatter bond yield curve.

Indias housing market is seeing a structural shift towards premium and luxury homes, with affordable housing losing share in new launches. CareEdge Ratings said stronger demand from affluent buyers and rising development costs are driving the shift, even as housing sales moderate in some major cities amid affordability pressures and cautious sentiment.

With the Nifty trading at around 20.5 times earnings — nearly 12% below its 10-year average — Gupta argues that the broader market is not expensive, especially at a time when corporate earnings are accelerating and upgrades are outpacing downgrades.

In an interaction with Kshitij Anand of ETMarkets, Kuldeep Jain, Founder and Managing Director of CleanMax, says the rapid expansion of hyperscalers and data centres is fundamentally changing the scale and nature of renewable energy demand.

Waterfield Advisors has launched two GIFT City-based outbound AIFs to help Indian family portfolios diversify across global equities, commodities and fixed income. The funds aim to address concentrated domestic exposure and provide access to international markets through India-based vehicles, with the firm recommending a minimum strategic allocation of 10% to global assets.