Antipodes shuns 'expensive defensive' in favour of pharma and Chinese consumer stocks

Backs China vs US post-recovery

Mike Sheen
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Australian asset management firm Antipodes has used the equity market sell-off to target undervalued "defensive" parts of the pharmaceutical sector, as well as opportunities arising from the Chinese consumer as the country's lockdown begins to be phased out.

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