The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.25% at 22196 levels on Tuesday. India VIX was up by 0.82% from 15.60 to 15.72 levels. Volatility has been rising from the last two sessions.
PSU stocks have surged, with 68% delivering multi-bagger returns. The index gained 101% in a year, outpacing benchmarks. Despite the bullish trend, questions arise on sustainability. Bernstein highlights select opportunities in high-momentum and dividend-yielding stocks with reasonable valuations.
The PSU index is expensive, trading at 11.2x fwd PE and 1.8x PB which is +1SD to the historical average. However, relative to the broader market (BSE 500), PSU portfolio is still trading below the historical mean on 12-month forward PE and just slightly above the mean on PB.