A common thread running between China and India, BNP Paribas said, is the focus on some long-range economic plans - targeted at boosting consumption in China and on supporting investments in India
Despite taking a hit on profitability amid the pandemic, companies with strong balance sheets are gaining market share because of consolidation in their respective sectors
Credit Suisse is on a hiring spree in markets from China to Southeast Asia as it seeks to tap more business with rich Asians and boost revenue in the region
Manishi Raychaudhuri, head of Asia Pacific equity research, BNP Paribas, tells Puneet Wadhwa the reason for India being such an FII favourite is the breadth of stocks and sectors that market offers
BNP said these companies are benefitting either through cost savings by the adoption of work from home (WFH) or by higher revenue growth
Fears over the impact of oil extraction in the Amazon were heightened in April when a pipeline ruptured, depriving 27,000 indigenous people of their main water source
The entity said the move is driven by strategic reasons, wherein it wants to focus on businesses like corporate and institutional banking, and cannot be linked to the Covid-19 crisis
SBI is expected to mop up almost $202 million via the share sale.
The Bank Nifty declined 2.6%, with several big names posting losses in excess of 4%
A lockdown of 45 days means loss of close to $400-450 billion of productive output on the economy
Unlike others of its kind, the subscription window for the IPO will remain open for 4 days, which will be from March 2 to March 5
The curbs come as coronavirus infections have soared across northern Italy over the past few days, causing seven deaths and nearly 300 cases
Among the Asian economies, the ensuing decline in trade and tourism could impact Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Korea the most - in that order, and Indonesia and India the least
BNP Paribas' strategy is to increase its corporate and institutional client base
In 2018, India's household debt-to-GDP was at 11%, versus 76% in the U.S. and 54% in China, according to International Monetary Fund data.
It expects the 30-share BSE Sensex to be 44,500 points by the end of the year
BNP Paribas has set a target of 44,500 for the S&P BSE Sensex, a bellwether index
Asia's third-biggest economy probably grew 4.6 per cent last quarter, which would be the slowest since the first three months of 2013, according to a Bloomberg survey ahead of Friday's data release
The PE firm had acquired the stake in March from BNP Paribas for Rs 5,445 crore
Present liquidity-driven rally does generate some concerns about the market moving ahead of fundamentals, says Raychaudhuri