The next bull market for India stocks is likely to mark a change in sector leadership, with consumer discretionary and health-care taking the baton from financials and consumer staples, according to Morgan Stanley India Co.
A rise in per capita income may increase consumers’ share of spending on health and other non-food goods and services, which should make these industries grow faster than the economy, the broker said.
That should also help stocks in these sectors reverse the underperformance they have suffered in recent years, said analysts Ridham Desai and Sheela Rathi. “Both sectors are significantly under-owned, unloved, and undervalued," the analysts wrote in a note to clients. “Fundamentally, the outlook for both is improving in