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A healthy mix of FMCG and IT stocks: The best risk-adjusted returns delivered!

A healthy mix of FMCG and IT stocks: The best risk-adjusted returns delivered!
A healthy mix of FMCG and IT stocks: The best risk-adjusted returns delivered!
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The correlation between FMCG and IT sectors is very low – at 18% between the Nifty IT and Nifty FMCG. This allows investors to hold two different segments, which together help in bringing down the volatility of their portfolio.

In the past one year, the Nifty IT Index has given returns of around -15.92%. This is the lowest when compared to any other sector funds based on data available with Morningstar India. Does this make the IT segment a value buy? The IT sector is available at a price/book value of 8.35x. Considering that the same number was at 12.34x in December 2021, it could indeed be offering a value opportunity like none other. The present valuation is closer
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