From Tech To Banks! Ayodhya To Drive Bull Run In Indian Stock Market; Which Shares Should You Pick?

With the Ayodhya Ram Temple Pran Pratistha ceremony concluded on January 22, the stock market is set to open for a trading session on January 23. Ayodhya's event has sparked a sharp bull session in many stocks especially travel, tourism, hotel, and aviation and let's not forget the wheels of railways that were unstoppable with back-to-back record highs and triple-digit gains.

Even though the ceremony is done, the thunder of Ayodhya is likely to continue in the stock market. However, it is now advisable to go for safer bets than the obvious ones.

The Ram temple is a beacon symbol for the transformation of Ayodhya, a city near the Sarayu river in Uttar Pradesh. From road, and rail to air, Ayodhya is set to change into a smart, modern and advancing city, adding to the economic growth furthermore.

Talking about the transformation of Ayodhya's potential influence in the market, Dr V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services said, "Without doubt, Ayodhya will become a major spiritual tourism destination. The potential for tourism-related business is enormous and has attracted investors into hotel, travel and other tourism-related stocks."

Vijayakumar added, "While appreciating the long-term potential of investment, investors should not go overboard chasing these stocks that have elevated prices."

He pointed out that many stocks in this segment have run up too much too fast and have shot up by more than 100% in just a few weeks. This is a sentiment-driven rally triggered by retail exuberance. Broadly, the valuation of the mid and small-cap segments is too high, unjustified, and almost in frothy territory.

According to the analyst, this mid and small-cap frenzy is partly driven by the newbie retail investors who are chasing these stocks and partly by mid and small-cap mutual funds to which inflows are strong and sustaining.

Thereby, Vijayakumar said, "Ayodhya tourism has excellent long-term prospects, investors have to be careful about the valuations. Large caps in IT, capital goods, telecom and selective private sector banks are safer bets now."

Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for multiple projects which are to the tune of more than Rs 15,700 crore. From infra, and railways to tourism, these projects will drive the city's economy and its people.

As per the official statement, the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 15,700 crore has been laid at Ayodhya Dham. These include projects worth about Rs 11,100 crore for the development of Ayodhya and its surrounding areas and projects worth about Rs 4600 crore related to other projects across Uttar Pradesh.

Further, the PM has inaugurated the redeveloped Ayodhya Railway Station and flagged off new Amrit Bharat trains and Vande Bharat trains. He also dedicated several other railway projects to the nation. After that, he also inaugurated the newly built Ayodhya Airport. The airport has been named Maharishi Valmiki International Airport.

Hence, there is a lot to happen to drive economic growth in Ayodhya which will eventually lift the spirits of these stocks.

Overall, the temple is still under construction and supervised by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The state-of-the-art of the temple will be inaugurated on January 22.

Sensex has risen by 10,481.98 points or 17.20% in 1 year, while Nifty has outperformed by climbing 3,453.25 points or 19.06%. In the early 2024s, Sensex and Nifty also touched a new lifetime high of 73,427.59 and 22,124.15 respectively.

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