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Pankaj Tibrewal, CIO of IKIGAI Asset Manager, warns that Indian equities are divided into two markets, highlighting risks in chasing growth stocks and emphasizing the importance of valuation discipline. He notes potential benefits for certain sectors from rupee depreciation and flags concerns over declining IPO quality.

IN · 2026-09-11

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Key takeaway

Rupee depreciation boosts export-linked Indian SMEs in textiles, chemicals, and pharma contract manufacturing.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerRupee depreciation increases the INR value of export revenues for Indian SMEs in textiles, chemicals, and pharma contract manufacturing.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onImproved export competitiveness and higher rupee receipts widen margin headroom for these SMEs, while domestically-focused sectors miss this tailwind.
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youSMEs and investors chasing high-growth stocks or low-quality IPOs without valuation discipline face increased drawdown risk as fundamentals diverge from price.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: CNBC TV18 (Markets)

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