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How to play the artificial intelligence theme in markets the Chris Wood way

That said, Chris Wood believes that the 'picks and shovels theme' for AI remains the most compelling story for now, which is why Nvidia remains his core holding despite valuation at 41x sales.

India's 'mini-demonetisation' may have political motivations: Chris Wood

India will see a series of state polls this year and a general election in 2024

Sensex at 100,000? It's possible, believes Chris Wood of Jefferies

The target implies an upside of nearly 62 per cent from the current levels. Wood believes that India remains the best structural story across world markets.

Axis Bank, L&T, Thermax: Chris Wood rejigs India equity portfolio

Chris Wood has added Axis Bank and increased holding in Larsen & Toubro in India long-only portfolio Asia ex-Japan, excludes ICICI Lombard General Insurance.

Chris Wood rejigs India portfolio; adds Macrotech Developers, Adani Ports

In terms of sectors, Wood remains bullish on the real estate sector and suggests the Indian realty market to be one of Asia's hottest investment bets, besides Singapore

Pakistan stock market attractive on valuation, dividend yield: Chris Wood

The MSCI Pakistan Index, according to Wood's note, is trading on 3.7x forecast 2023 consensus earnings and a 2023 forecast dividend yield of 10.2 per cent

US markets set for a year-end rally despite recession concerns: Chris Wood

A rally in the US markets amid hope of a softer central bank (US Fed) action going ahead, analysts believe, has the potential to fuel a rally in other global equity markets, including India

Global stock markets can retest June 2022 lows, cautions Chris Wood

Most global markets have staged a smart recovery since their June 2022 lows. The S&P BSE Sensex has outperformed its peers with a rise of around 13 per cent since then

Deja vu? Key reasons why Jefferies thinks the market rally may not sustain

The information technology sector (IT), Jefferies believes, remains at significant risk of sell-off if the Nifty were to correct

Chris Wood ups India stake; hikes allocation by 2% amid resilient stock mkt

In his Asia Pacific ex-Japan asset portfolio, allocation to Indian equities at 16 per cent is the second highest after his exposure to China, which stands at 31 per cent.

Animal spirits? Chris Wood surprised by resilience of Indian stock market

Further evidence of economic resilience and animal spirits, according to Wood, is continuing strong goods and services tax (GST) revenues and buoyant retail sales

Markets are now pricing in 50bps US Fed rate cut in 2023: Chris Wood

The US Fed raised the target range for the federal funds rate by another 75 bps to 2.25-2.50 per cent in its July meeting. The FOMC statement has downgraded its assessment of the economic situation

No relief for markets as Fed gets aggressive to tame inflation: Chris Wood

The latest consumer inflation (CPI) print in the US for June came in at 9.1 per cent - the highest reading since 1981, and surpassed most analysts' expectations, who had pegged this at 8.8 per cent

Markets unlikely to bottom out soon amid recession fears: Nomura

As regards valuations, Nomura believes stocks have largely (if not fully) priced in expectations of higher policy/discount rates. They expect the markets to remain choppy in the near-term

Will buy Indian stocks if Nifty drops to around 14,000 levels: Chris Wood

In the short-term, Wood suggests that investors should sell stocks on a rally. The bet for a sustained equity market rally before 2022 end is a possible change in the US Fed's language, he said

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Chris Wood rejigs India equity exposure; replaces HDFC with HDFC Bank

In the financial sector, Wood now holds SBI, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Prudential Life, ICICI Lombard and CAMS besides HDFC Bank in his India long-only equity portfolio.

Investors should sell the rallies; S&P 500 can fall another 10%: Chris Wood

Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies believes that S&P 500 has more room for downside. Investors, he suggests, should look to exit stocks on any intermittent bounce-back.

Odds in favour of more near-term correction in Indian stocks: Chris Wood

Chris Wood believes the best way to play Indian markets is the upswing in the Indian property/real estate sector despite the rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Markets not fully pricing in possibility of higher inflation: Analysts

India's March wholesale price index-based inflation (WPI) surged to 14.55 per cent on rising edible oil prices and increase in power prices. WPI inflation in February stood at 13.11 per cent.