Equity Outlook May 2023 By Tata Mutual Fund
MARKET PERFORMANCE BROAD MARKET UPDATE
* Nifty 50 & Sensex ended the month of April 2023 with gains of 4.1%/3.6% respectively.
* During the month, the RBI took a pause on rate hike in India with a view on stable inflation outlook going ahead.
MARKET PERFORMANCE GLOBAL MARKETS PERFORMANCE
* April was a positive month for the global economy with growth remaining remarkably resilient in the face of higher interest rates.
* US, eurozone, and UK Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) surveys all beat expectations, and China’s Q1 GDP print was also stronger than expected.
* Lower energy and oil prices along with reopening of China helped in the improvement of business sentiment.
* This positive economic momentum supported equities despite further stress in the banking sector.
MARKET PERFORMANCE SECTORAL PERFORMANCE
* All sectors except Media, energy, metal and IT gave positive returns for the month of April 2023.
* For the year ending Mar 23, PSU Banks (+16.8%) and FMCG (+13.3%) made the highest gains while IT (-1.1%) sector was the biggest laggard.
MARKET PERFORMANCE MARKET CAP PERFORMANCE
* For the month of April 2023, the mid-cap and small-cap indices outperformed large-cap and were up by 6.2% and 8.5% respectively.
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