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We recommend a BUY on the stock and value the company at 23x multiple to its FY27E earnings to arrive at a TP of Rs 3,565/share, implying an upside of 11% from the CMP.

Asian markets are trading in the red as investors continue to rotate out of technology stocks, while remaining cautious ahead of President Trump's address. The Nikkei, Hang Seng, and Shanghai are trading lower by 1.22%, 0.68%, and 0.27%, respectively.

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Balanced growth with improving liabilities profile: Post slower business growth in 1HFY26, amid muted traction in corporate segment, credit momentum is expected to accelerate in H2FY26, supported by a strong sanction pipeline and seasonal pickup in disbursement. Overall, we expect credit growth to track system level at ~11-12% in FY26-28E, led by retail, MSME and selective corporate lending. Corporate sanctioned pipeline stands at 40,000 crore, while 25,000 crore is under process. Traction in retail segment remained robust (17.6% in Q2FY26); reduction in GST and...

Customer-centric transformation driving market share expansion: Bajaj Finance is accelerating its transition from product-centric to customercentric operations, pivoting to deepen customer engagement and increase wallet share. With an existing >10 crore customer base and a target of 2022 crore by FY30, the company plans to deepen engagement and grow product per customer from 6.05 to 6.5-7.5 in FY30. Expanded digital reach, AI-driven personalization and multi-channel distribution is expected to drive a 10x scale up in disbursements (800 crore to 8000 crore/month) with AUM projected to sustain >20% growth and PAT growing at 22-24% CAGR over H1FY26-30, supporting credit market share growth from 2.32%...

Management expects growth in new age services to offset weakness in legacy/traditional business. Notably, AI expected to be margin accelerator via productivity, higher-value services & delivery efficiency. TCS is pivoting to acquisitions to speed up capability creation, as technology is changing rapidly due to GenAI and Agentic AI innovations. More acquisitive stance to strengthen AI advisory and domain depth (e.g., Coastal Cloud, ListEngage for Salesforce). Post-acquisition, TCS' portfolio now has all major Salesforce capabilities and market coverage....

We remain positive on LG Electronics India (LG) given its sustained market leadership across categories and backward integration. However, the near-term outlook is likely to be soft due to weak primary and secondary sales.

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IndiGo plans to add 158 pilots by Feb and 742 pilots by end-2026, which could escalate hiring costs amid intense industry competition Management has revised Q3 capacity growth guidance to high single digits for the peak season. However, near-term flight cancellations and elevated cost pressures are expected to weigh on FY26 earnings. IndiGo is expected to face heightened regulatory scrutiny and stricter compliance requirements in the near term, while the government is likely to promote greater competition and ensure operational stability. We downgrade our FY27E & FY28E earnings estimates by 43.1% & 10% to factor in the near term headwinds related to 10% cut in schedule, near...

We visited Hindustan Zinc (HZ)’s Rampura Agucha (RA) mine and interacted with the management. HZ contributes 40% to VEDL’s consolidated EBITDA. The management reiterated its strong medium-term visibility on earnings, supported by a secure mine life, high structural entry barriers, and renewablesled cost tailwind.

We met Gunender Kapur, Investor CEO - Vishal Mega Mart (VMM), to assess the progress on our thesis around sustenance of double-digit SSG, 2.5x expansion opportunity, and retention of best-in-class RoIC (~40%) for VMM.

Astra Microwave Products (AMPL) designs and manufactures high-quality radio frequency and microwave modules, subsystems, and systems in India.

We remain positive on Havells although the near-term outlook is likely to be soft due to weak demand for air conditioners and potential impact on earnings due to change in BEE norms in Jan’26 in fans and air conditioners.

We met MD & CEO R Subramaniakumar of RBL Bank (RBK), to understand the progress on the Emirates NBD (ENBD) deal and the growth outlook, particularly in view of the huge capital boost post-deal.

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Asian markets are trading in the green as investors assess Japan's trade data while remaining cautious on global macro cues. The Nikkei, Hang Seng, and Shanghai are trading higher by 0.18%, 0.15%, and 0.20%, respectively.

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