Friday, July 15, 2011

INDIAN EQUITIES - AN UPDATE

Here's an article titled - 'A Two - Tier Market' by Akash Prakash from the Business Standard Newspaper dated 8th of July 2011 - Mumbai edition..


He addresses the issue overvaluation of the consumer-staples sector and highlights the difficulties of buying high-quality companies at a reasonable price in the Indian Stock Market.
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Currently, many consumer staple stock trade with PE ratios of 30-35!
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On the other hand, investors continue to shy away from industries that are in need of capital, mainly due to concerns of poor earning visibility. Many infrastructure companies are facing great difficulty in raising capital.



The article is a fantastic read.

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