Hedge Fund Backed by KKR Bets India Stocks to Rise, CPI to Fall

  • Wagers on gains to come in consumer discretionary shares
  • Inflation figures likely to show declines from September

The Bombay Stock Exchange.

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Indian stocks are an attractive bet because inflation has peaked and this will become evident in price data within a few months, according to a hedge fund backed by KKR & Co.

“We are big on consumer discretionary, led by auto, and industrials -- these industries will immensely benefit when prices fall,” Vaibhav Sanghavi, co-Chief Executive Officer of Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies, said in an interview in Mumbai.