However, if monsoon progress in August and is geographically more even, Nomura believes Kharif sowing could still pick up going ahead, which in turn could keep food prices and inflation under check.
However, for the markets to achieve this ambitious target, a number of variables at the fundamental level first need to fall into place to complete the jigsaw puzzle
The Centre's reversal on windfall taxes within 18 days of announcing the moves led a Japanese brokerage to flag its impact on fiscal math.
Despite the government's recent fiscal steps to counter inflation, Nomura believes, there are upside risks to inflation from the continued pass-through of higher input costs
Global financial services firm Nomura Singapore on Monday purchased 12.5 lakh shares of technology services provider BLS International Services Ltd for Rs 27 crore through an open market transaction. According to bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Nomura Singapore Ltd bought 12,50,000 shares of the company at an average price of Rs 214 apiece, aggregating to Rs 26.75 crore. Shares of BLS International Services closed 1.25 per cent higher at Rs 211 on NSE.
According to Bloomberg's data on analysts' estimates, net profits of the 12 listed banks in Q1FY23 will grow 47 per cent YoY and shrink 7.8 per cent sequentially
The brokerage expects the euro zone, the UK, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Canada to fall into recession along with the US
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