While overall FII sentiment has been positive, thanks to the low interest rate regime, analysts say India has managed to bag more than its fair share of overseas flows du to record capital raising
Despite the large economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the markets have recovered sharply even though the performance among individual stocks has been quite polarised
Good momentum in US and domestic sales, along with Covid-19 treatment portfolio is already driving analysts to upgrade earnings estimates
Analysts expect companies to shift focus to online platform in order to boost sales in these Covid-19 impacted times
An internal investigation found that data on 275 companies, mainly financial institutions, was leaked to Nippon Institutional Securities Co., Nomura said Thursday in a statement
Attributes it to Covid-19 cases and lack of stimulus from govt
According to Nomura, unconventional monetary policies will be the new normal, reducing the urgency for fiscal austerity
While collectively, emerging market economies have entered their deepest recession in at least 60 years, Asia - particularly China and Northeast Asia - stand out as the best, Nomura says
The common thread that runs through these estimates is the fact that the economy is headed towards a recessionary phase
Post this deal, Blackstone stake will come down by around nine per cent from around 55 per cent shareholding earlier.
The crisis has only deepened concerns about the viability of Nomura's business model, which is more reliant on retail broking than rivals
The flattening of the 'Covid-19 infection curve', Covid-19 impact on corporate earnings and the economic policies, they say, hold key to the market trajectory.
In comparative terms, India has been a laggard among Emerging Markets in 2020. The downgrade just makes the task of its economic recovery a little more daunting
The lockdown's impact on corporate earnings will be worse than seen during the GFC, according to Nomura
Analysts say the Rs 20-trn stimulus package by govt a lost opportunity
Analysts at Goldman Sachs expect the Indian economy to contract 0.4 per cent in FY21 versus consensus median 2.7 per cent
India's Achilles heel on ratings, according to Nomura, is its parlous state of fiscal affairs
"We expect growth to slide from 4.7 per cent YoY in Q4CY19 to 3.1 per cent in Q1CY20 and fall to -6.1 per cent in Q2CY20," said Sonal Varma, MD and chief India economist at Nomura.
Macquarie has suggested that taxpayers will the biggest casualty in the government-approved bailout plan for YES Bank
Tiles, textiles, chemicals and APIs sectors stand chance to gain market share from their Chinese competitors. These sectors, according to Nomura, constitute 8-10% of FY21 Nifty EPS consensus estimates