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| Charting India's Stock Market Surge: Insights and Investment Horizons |
Global Market Cap Rankings (2024):
- United States: $44.7 trillion
- China: $9.8 trillion
- Japan: $6 trillion
- Hong Kong: $4.8 trillion
- India: $4.5 trillion
India’s Equity Market Performance in FY2024:
- Nifty scaled a milestone of 22,526.60.
- Sensex reached a peak of 74,245.17.
- NSE Midcap 100 advanced approximately 60.06%.
- NSE Smallcap 250 advanced approximately 63.07%.
India has emerged as one of the best-performing markets in recent years, breaking a time-wise correction in March 2023 and sustaining strong momentum since.
Factors Driving Market Growth:
- Strong corporate earnings driven by robust domestic demand, positive macroeconomic factors, and a revival in private capex.
- Sector-specific growth: Auto and Auto Ancillary, Cements, Defence, Railways, Consumer Durables, Energy, Logistics, FMCG, Capital Goods and Engineering, Infrastructure, Construction, Banking, and Financials are expected to outperform.
Impact of Lok Sabha Elections and RBI Interest Rate Cut:
FY2025 will focus on the Lok Sabha elections, with expectations that the ruling government will retain power, continuing its economic reforms and policies. This would bolster confidence in domestic and global investors, encouraging long-term investments in Indian equity markets.
Emerging Industries Poised for Investment-Led Growth (2024):
- Battery energy storage solutions
- Green hydrogen
- Biotechnology
- AVGC (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics)
- Semiconductor chip manufacturing, assembly, and design
These industries have been on a growth streak in 2024 due to relaxed FDI policies and PLI schemes promoting industry-wise capacity building.