The extension of single party rule in India is now clearly off our radar. The 2019 general elections will be won on the strength of alliances. Obviously, the ruling party will need to reboot its strategy while the opposition suddenly seems to have begun its preparation earlier. As investors, we…
The coming weeks will probably see a big deal announcement. This is going to be in a space where investors constantly doubted valuations. If the rumour mills are to be believed, this deal between a potential buyer and Flipkart, India’s leading online retailer will be one of the biggest deals…
A new financial year brings along newer opportunities and challenges. A financial year which follows an extremely profitable investment year will always have the challenge of delivering comparable performance. After a good year, we expect the next to be even better. But, when the year gets progressively tougher, then the…
The recent weeks are seeing the trend turn in several areas. Investment flows are looking very different with the persistent selling of FIIs in Indian equity. News flows are also not looking great in February. For instance, first we had the budget levied long term capital gains tax on equities.…
”Trouble comes in threes” goes the proverb. So, when the budget threw capital gains tax at our stock markets, we kind of knew that it was not going to be the end of bad news. The U.S markets quickly went into a steep fall on two sessions, sending global markets…
The new year began well for the stock market. Both, domestic and foreign investors were buyers of equity. Global sentiment is predicted to be positive in 2018. Clearly, sentiment is a strong driver. Liquidity is seconding sentiment. We see the inflows into Indian equity at an all-time high. The amount of…
The last week of a calendar year is usually the time when global institutional investors take a break. When they return in January, their investment actions are often radically different from those made in December. Just like a test batsman takes a fresh guard after a lunch recess, fund managers take a fresh view of things in the New…
If you are an Indian investor, asking the right questions now is the most important thing. The logic is simple – when the going is too good, it is important to question the sustainability of good times. The stock markets have done extremely well in 2017. This is evidenced in…
The coming weeks promise to be interesting. During recent months, domestic investors have put behind almost every market setback and resumed buying equities. Domestic liquidity has absorbed any selling by FIIs. Traders have also remained supremely confident on equities and we are entering December with the highest level of confidence.…
December is always a defining month for the equity markets. It is the vacation hour for global fund managers. They take stock in December and adopt changes in their strategy for the coming year. Similarly, domestic fund managers also take stock of the emerging macros and realign their strategies. December…
Companies are raising capital at a pace like never before. Promoters are selling their shares at a frenzied pace. Mostly, the buyers are domestic mutual funds. The target segment is restricted to midcaps and small caps. Clearly, retail inflows are placing strong compulsions on fund managers to deploy money quickly,…
An upgrade of India’s sovereign rating right in the middle of one of our history’s toughest economic reform programs is clearly a shot in the arm. It is a booster shot for global sentiment on India, capital raising exercises by government and companies, and domestic sentiment. This will further speed…
