As regards valuations, Nomura believes stocks have largely (if not fully) priced in expectations of higher policy/discount rates. They expect the markets to remain choppy in the near-term
Nomura estimates saving of Rs 1,400-3,000 crore for telecom firms
With organic cash flow, ongoing rights issue, strategic stake sale, improved market structure in India wireless, and easier 5G spectrum payment terms, Bharti remains well-placed to compete with R-Jio
Hong Kong-based Nanavati, who joined Nomura nearly four years ago to head its Asia ex-Japan technology, media and telecom (TMT) investment banking team, will take over the new role from July 1
Nomura warns that financial conditions will tighten further, consumers sentiment is souring, energy and food supply distortions have worsened and the global growth outlook has deteriorated
In the last few weeks alone, analysts at JP Morgan, Kotak Institutional Equities and Nomura had sounded caution on the IT sector, suggesting that the heydays may be over, at least for now
Peaking of inflation, analysts believe, could put a cap on bond yields and a floor on equity valuations
At the operational level, Nomura sees margin benefit for companies in the backdrop of a cut in steel prices
Rising cases are "early hints" of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic but do not pose any near-term risk to India's economic growth, a Japanese brokerage said
Following the two 75 bps hikes in June and July, Nomura expects the US Fed to hike rates by 25 bps at every meeting scheduled in 2022 and 2023
India's capital market fundraising will remain robust in the next six to 12 months as companies such as LIC are still looking to list, Nomura's Amit Thawani said
Besides the petrol, diesel and LPG prices, compounding the woes for manufacturers and consumers alike is the sharp hike in prices of natural gas starting April 1 for a period of six months
In a broad-based recovery, the Nibri rose to another record high of 126.4 for the week ending 20 March from 122.8 in the previous week, a 26.4 percentage point rise from the pre-pandemic levels
Inflation, winding down of stimulus from major central banks such as the US Fed and the ECB, developments in China and the impact of the new Covid variants, if any, are some of the key risks
The labour participation rate picked up to 41.4 per cent from 40.5 per cent -- its highest in eight weeks
Within the Asian region, the global research and broking house has maintained an overweight stance on China, Korea and Indonesia for 2022. Thailand and Philippines remain their key underweights.
Business resumption surged to a new high despite the fears of the newly discovered Omicron variant, and inflationary pressures are building up, a Japanese brokerage said on Monday
CLSA, Goldman Sachs latest to highlight concerns
A cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel and the ensuing drop in retail selling price of these auto fuels should also help address inflation concerns to some extent, analysts said
"We are ashamed," CFO Takumi Kitamura said during an earnings briefing on Friday