According to data sourced from Prime Database, there are 28 non-India expat CEOs among the 2,521 CEOs cumulatively appointed by 2,048 listed companies at end of FY24. The number of expat CEOs has hovered around the same levels over the past decade with several being individuals of Indian origin.
Abneesh Roy foresees slight expansion and even EBITDA margin growth in Q4 . Among agri imputs, while tea has corrected, cocoa, coffee remain concerns. Most of the raw materials like crude oil, vinyl acetate monomer, copra, etc, are largely range bound. Top picks in consumer space in market include United Breweries, Tata Consumer, Godrej Consumer, Pidilite. Colgate valuation is comfortably low. HUL, ITC underweight.
On weekly chart, Nifty has formed a “Doji” candlestick pattern that indicates indecisiveness among market participants on the direction of the market. If Nifty crosses and sustains above the level of 22,650, it would witness buying, leading the index towards 22,800-23,000 levels.