Indian equities are not cheap, but low interest rates can support valuations, said Manishi Raychaudhuri, Asian Equity Strategist, Equity Cash Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas, on Wednesday.
Speaking in an interview to CNBC-TV18, he said, “The large established frontline companies, which are the market share leaders, will continue to increase their market share which is a usual phenomenon in times of disruption, but in India it’s likely to continue for the foreseeable time horizon.”
Raychaudhuri likes private sector banks, IT services and leading consumer staple companies. Within the automobile space, he prefers original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) over auto ancillaries.
“Our favourites currently are combination of auto OEMs and particularly those in four-wheelers than two-wheelers. We think that the growth for four-wheelers and not just in the immediate future but they have a longer term outlook, the growth is likely to be much stronger there and we would focus on the market leaders there. We are not so positive on the auto ancillary space but our clear preference likes for the auto OEM space,” he said.
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(Edited by : Santosh Nair)