The powerful rallies in Indian and Japanese equities as China’s market has slumped have reset Asia’s financial-market landscape, providing global investors with three competing poles for regional allocations. Even with China’s attractively low stock valuations, and Japan’s progress in improving corporate governance, almost half of 390 MLIV Pulse survey respondents selected India as the best … Read more
Indian equities are poised to lure more foreign inflows after the general elections, with the economy’s promising growth prospects and the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts acting as catalysts. That’s the view from Rajiv Batra of JPMorgan Chase & Co., who says global funds’ positioning in India’s $4.3 trillion stock market remains light and investors will … Read more
Foreign inflows into India’s sovereign bond market are closing in on the $10 billion mark ahead of the country’s inclusion in the JPMorgan Chase & Co’s emerging markets debt index. Investments into index-eligible Fully Accessible Route bonds have risen by 812.18 billion rupees ($9.8 billion) since the announcement in September, data from the Clearing Corp. … Read more
The report comes as China ramps up measures to boost confidence in its economy, with mainland stocks snapping a six-month streak of foreign outflows. The analysis shows the shift in flows may not be entirely due to Beijing stepping in to buy stocks via the “national team,” and could help allay some concerns over the … Read more
MUMBAI: Despite some volatility, domestic equities clocked marginal gains in the week ended January 12, and benchmark indices scaled lifetime highs led by index heavyweights. While the overall trajectory for markets remains positive in the coming week, there are several factors that will decide the sustainability of gains. “The Q3FY24 earnings season will be the … Read more
Nothing succeeds like success. Money begets money. These two sayings sum up the Indian story. It has been a dream run! India has been the best-performing large market in the world for the past 25 years, even in US Dollar terms. The only index with returns close to India is the Nasdaq, a higher-risk index … Read more
Synopsis FPIs’ contribution to the institutional flow at 73% in December increased sharply from 10% a month ago and 34% a year ago reflecting a change in stance. After selling heavily during the first half of 2023, FPIs deployed Rs 66,134 crore in December alone. It was their highest monthly inflow, surpassing the previous high … Read more
Shibani Sircar Kurian, Senior EVP, Sr. Fund Manager & Head -Equity Research, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management, says “We are not expecting to see any major earnings downgrades. But if you look at the first half of the year, in terms of earnings, the first half of the year has been extremely strong. And from that … Read more
