Mahesh Nandurkar, India Strategist at global investment firm Jefferies sees no reason to be pessimistic despite the market's excellent run so far. Barring minor pullbacks, he expects strong double-digits returns over the next 12-24 months.
Nandurkar believes that foreign investors are currently staying away from Indian market on valuation concerns. However, over the next 18 months or so, they will gradually start returning.
“India is beginning to show up on the radar of a lot of global investors and rightfully so, because in about 3 years’ time India will be the third largest in terms of GDP….we are already the fourth or fifth largest in terms of market cap,” he noted in a discussion with CNBC-TV18.
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Nandurkar sees large private banks as potential compounding stories. The real estate sector, he noted, is currently in its third year of an upcycle. He highlighted a unique aspect of realty stocks, explaining that they often respond to pre-sales, while developers typically follow the project completion method.
Nandurkar pointed out the intriguing dynamics between green energy and traditional energy spaces. “We are looking at the power sector utilisation rates moving beyond 80%, something that we have never seen in the history of the power sector. So, there is going to be strong returns in the traditional energy side as well as the green side as well.”
For the entire interview, watch the accompanying video