Time to flip the script and turn the page on India stocks? Experts weigh in
Business Standard|October 09, 2024
Recent developments - geopolitical flare-ups in West Asia that have triggered an 18 per cent increase in crude oil prices to around $80 a barrel in just a few days, stimulus measures announced by China to prop up its economy, and the lofty valuation of Indian markets (23x one-year forward earnings) - have prompted foreign portfolio investors to dump Indian stocks worth over ₹30,000 crore in the first four trading days of October.
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Time to flip the script and turn the page on India stocks? Experts weigh in

Given this context, some experts suggest that investors should avoid the Indian stock markets and consider Chinese equities instead, from a short- to medium-term perspective. However, they do expect the underperformance of Indian equities compared to their Chinese counterparts to be short-lived.

"With renewed interest in Chinese equities on the back of recently announced monetary and liquidity measures and market expectations of more fiscal stimulus ahead, there is a rising risk of near-term underperformance of Indian equities against the broader Asia ex-Japan (AxJ) index. However, this will not be a long-lasting period, as the structural story of India remains quite attractive," analysts at Nomura noted in a recent report.

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