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Why BNP Paribas expects markets to soar despite poor economic indicators

BNP Paribas has set a target of 44,500 for the S&P BSE Sensex, a bellwether index

Investors react as they watch the stock prices on a digital screen, at BSE building in Mumbai, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. Sensex surges 1,921.15 pts to end at 38,014.62; Nifty zooms past 11,200 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew
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Investors react as they watch the stock prices on a digital screen, at BSE building in Mumbai

Sachin P MampattaSamie Modak Mumbai
Brokerage firm BNP Paribas believes that Indian stock market indices are likely to head higher despite recent new highs, coming on the back of lower growth and other poor economic indicators. It believes that the source of a resilient market may lie in factors outside the domestic issues that may be dominating the headlines.

BNP Paribas has set a target of 44,500 for the S&P BSE Sensex, a bellwether index. This is said to be driven by easier liquidity conditions across the globe. This, in turn, would push higher risk assets as investors seek higher yields, a positive for emerging