Adani shock for $3.1 trillion India stock market is ebbing fast
Live MintSigns are fast emerging that investors in Indian stocks are moving beyond the Adani Group’s woes. Fund managers see India’s main equity indexes both ending the year higher than current levels, according to a Bloomberg News survey, as strong domestic demand boosts corporate earnings. The Adani selloff isn’t an India issue because the governance standards of many Indian companies are on par with global ones, while similar problems can be found in many other countries, she said. He told Bloomberg late last month that he plans to put more money into India as the “long-term future of the market is great,” and the investor retreat as a result of the Hindenburg report “is an Adani problem.” Hindenburg published a report on Jan. 24 accusing the Adani group of share manipulation and fraud — charges the conglomerate has repeatedly denied. Fund Survey Sixteen of 22 local fund managers Bloomberg News asked in an informal survey this month said they were still bullish on Indian stocks despite the Adani saga.