Nuvama maintains a defensive portfolio, overweight in private banks, insurance, and sectors like pharma and cement, while underweight in industrials and PSU banks due to potential downgrades. CLSA favors commodities and insurance, while underweighting IT and industrials. CLSA also increased its focus on staples, adding Tata Motors, NTPC, Nestle, and Britannia, and removed HDFC Bank from its portfolio.