Jefferies' Chris Wood removes Bajaj Finance from Asia-ex-Japan long-only portfolio

Stock market news: Chris Wood, the Global Head of Equity Strategy at Jefferies, has implemented changes in the India long-only portfolio, together with the ex-Japan long-only portfolio. In his India-long portfolio, Wood has increased the weightage by 1 per cent each for JSW Energy, AU Small Finance Bank, and L&T. On the other hand, the expert has reduced the weightage of Bajaj Finance, ONGC, and Reliance Industries (RIL) by 1 per cent. 
 
The sectors that constitute part of Jefferies' India long-only equity portfolio are financials, energy, real estate, infrastructure, transport, power equipment, and internet.
 
In his Asia-ex-Japan long-only portfolio, the investor has also brought about changes, Wood said in his weekly investor newsletter, Greed and Fear. In a media report, the investor stated that in its Asia-ex-Japan portfolio, the one sector that he has always had representation in since 2002 is Indian private sector banks.
 
Herein, the investor has included JSW Energy with a weightage of 4 per cent, while Zomato's weightage has also been increased by 1 per cent. At the same time, he has ousted Bajaj Finance from the portfolio.