Wednesday, October 6, 2010

CRIME Commodity Boost with Deregulated Foreign Capital Inflow!

CRIME Commodity Boost with Deregulated Foreign Capital Inflow!Sensex, Nifty attain 33-month closing highs!

IMF warns against currency war, dollar heads lower


US in fight for future with India, China: Obama


India to launch six nulcear reactors in next 2-3 years

Six ministries to decide on FDI retail

Govt may open $1 bn overseas core-loan window



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Reality Show in India is as much as scripted as the Political Drama! On Tues Day Night, I had to watch Big Boss Season Four which housed a Super Thief and an Ex Dacait from Chambal. The Super Thief have been ejected of the house at the very first day and the Ex Dacoit is all set to go out next. But the purpose is achieved to market CRIME. Crime is most saleable Commodity in India nowadays. Forget all the detective stories and classics dealing with Crime which condemned Crime and Justified Truth! But the Marketable CRIME today is justified in more than one ways without any Guilt Consciousness!

The Super Thief has been ICONISED with a Bolywood Film and his abusing Behaviour was tele casted Live to glamourise Crime. The Dacoit declares that she may KILL anyone anytime even verbally! It is nothing new! With the advance of electronic Media and IT Mediums, CRIME has become the most saleable commodity as the BLUE Culture and its almighty sensuousness have killed Romance, Imagination and Creativity and it is only a Hard Core affair. At the same time the Politics and Economy both are CRIMINALISED beyond limit.

Since the Crime in politics as well as Economy has to be justified, the CRIMINAL Instinct is INJECTED in the Psyche of Society!

Meanwhile. the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee confirmed that Foreign Capital Inflow is DEREGUALTED as the Prime Minister emphasise to continue the Momentum!




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Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has ruled out any control on overseas fund flows for now as asset markets are not in a bubble zone yet, even as economists worry about a widening current account deficit and its effect on soaring prices.

Policymakers would be vigilant to prevent any destabilisation, but would not rush to decisions that would compromise economic expansion even if short-term factors hurt exporters, and the poor in the form of high food prices.

"We are watching the inflow of funds," said Mr Mukherjee in an interview with ET NOW, this paper's news channel. "But I do not think it's time to put any restriction on it. I feel we do not need to be panicky but should be careful and cautious."

India has received the highest inflow of foreign funds—nearly $19 billion—into equities this year since it opened the doors to overseas investors nearly two decades ago. Citigroup forecasts it to rise to $25 billion as yield-chasing investors are lured by the 8.5% economic growth, a far cry in developed nations. But that has forced the rupee to appreciate against the dollar, hurting exports and boosting imports, leading some to fear about a possible currency volatility.

The inflows have, however, helped benchmark Indian equity indices to scale near-record levels even as many emerging market peers such as China and Russia are still a distance away from their all-time-high levels. The Sensex, after rising 81% last year, is up about 17% this year, probably the highest among major developing economies.

This gain has triggered some fears that the markets, including real estate, may be in a bubble, which if it bursts could blow the hopes of sustaining 8.5% economic growth.

"Always the fear of having some sort of a bubble would remain,'' said Mr Mukherjee. "I do not think that it's time to put any restriction on it. One of the reasons of this upswing is that robust recovery expected in North America and Europe has not yet taken place and IMF forecast has also been revised.''

Although the equity markets have roared in developed markets since the credit crisis in 2008, the real economy seems to be faltering with economists such as New York University's Nouriel Roubini fearing a double-dip recession.
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Six ministries to decide on FDI retail

6 Oct, 2010, 08.31AM IST, Anindya Upadhyay,ET Bureau

NEW DELHI: An inter-ministerial panel will decide on the contentious issue of opening organised retail to foreign investment after examining stakeholder feedback to the discussion paper put out by the government.


"A panel of six ministries was constituted on September 27, which will be chaired by Kewal Ram, senior economic advisor in the consumer affairs ministry," a government official told ET.


The committee will have representation from the department of industrial policy and promotion, department of commerce, department of economic affairs, agriculture ministry and ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises.


All concerned departments have been involved considering the sensitivity of the issue. "It is an important step in the formation of a Cabinet note on allowing FDI in multi-brand retail," he said adding that the committee will begin deliberations in a week. The DIPP had floated a discussion paper, raising various points of concern on the issue in July and had asked for stakeholders' comments on the same.


Global retail players like Bharti-Walmart have endorsed 100% opening of the sector without any caps adding, "recognising the government's stand to adopt a calibrated approach, we would endorse a position where as a first step, multi-brand retail is opened up at 49%."


At present, foreign investment is not allowed in multi-brand retail and a decision has been difficult for the fear that it could affect small retailers.


"Any cap or restriction on FDI in this sector may result in potential loss of opportunities and avenues of inclusive growth of the retail sector," French retail major Carrefour has said in its suggestion calling for 100% FDI. It also, added that if the government wants staggered opening of the sector, the FDI cap should be kept such that a foreign retailer is "entitled to make a minimum of 51% investment with rights to manage the company... ".


Business chambers like the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Confederation of Indian Industry have stated that the FDI cap should be within the range of 49-51%.


Entities like the Kisan Jagriti Manch, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and the Swadeshi Jagran Manch have strongly objected to the proposal.


After the inter-ministerial committee firms up views on the issue, the matter will be sent to the commerce and industry ministry, which will then approach the Union Cabinet with a recommendation. At present, foreign companies can operate the single-brand retail format or in the wholesale cash-andcarry business with FDI cap of 51%.



Govt may open $1 bn overseas core-loan window

6 Oct, 2010, 01.12AM IST, Rohini Singh,ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: The government is working on a proposal to open a new overseas borrowing window for Indian corporates enabling them to raise up to $1 billion annually exclusively for infrastructure projects .

The department of economic affairs, or DEA, the policymaking arm of the finance ministry, has proposed that Indian firms be allowed to raise up to $1 billion by selling long tenure bonds in the overseas markets or as loans. This will be a separate facility available to corporates that are eligible to borrow up to $500 million now. The DEA has also recommended that withholding tax should be waived on such long-term foreign currency loans, which, if accepted by the revenue department, could make such borrowings more competitive.

Currently, interest paid on all foreign currency loans attract withholding tax of up to 20% depending on the tax residency of the lender. Countries that have double taxation avoidance treaties, or DTAT, with India have lower rates. However, countries with which India does not have double taxation avoidance treaties or where the lender cannot be clearly identified as belonging to a specific jurisdiction, a rate of 20% is applied on the entire interest paid.

"As there are virtually no borrowings of this nature currently, this would not impact the current revenue estimates related to withholding tax. On the other hand, it will help raise long-term funds at competitive rates for crucial infrastructure sectors such as power, telecommunications, ports and roads," said a senior official in the finance ministry involved in policy formulation.

Indian corporates have not been able to access long-term foreign loans of maturities beyond 10 years mainly on account of the impact of the high withholding tax on such borrowings.

According to government officials involved in policymaking, long-term debt is a stable source of capital since it would enable a project to retain funds till it is fully commissioned and stabilised. Since there would be no immediate payment requirements, there would also not be any pressure on the economy, cash flows or foreign exchange reserves on account of outflows.

The other argument being advanced in favour of this move is that the availability of long-term foreign debt would help ease pressure on local lenders. Credit to the infrastructure sector during financial year 2010 was about $25 billion. "The growth in requirement of long-term debt is more than the growth in the size of banks, and banks are unable to support all the incremental requirement," said the official. "Infrastructure projects require long-term funding often longer than 10 years. However, access to long-term funding for maturities beyond 10 years is virtually not available to the Indian corporate sector," said the official quoted earlier. The official also said that according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India on commercial banks, less than 20% of loans and advances of Indian banks are for maturities beyond five years. "The proportion would be much lower for maturities beyond 10 years," he added.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said investments in infrastructure would need to be scaled up to $1 trillion during the next five years. "Even if 50% of this is invested by the government, it would still require debt of about $350 billion assuming a debt/equity ratio of 70:30. This would mean debt of about $70 billion every year. Therefore, we need to tap every possible source of long-term financing for these sectors," says the official.
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The finance ministry may be rejoicing at the sensex's return to 20,000 after 32 months, but RBI is likely to feel the heat as a surge in share prices is mainly due to higher inflow of foreign funds, which could lead to a rise in inflation.

FM Pranab Mukherjee said, "I am happy that for the first time after January 2008, it has crossed 20,000 level, though the market is always unpredictable."

Expressing his happiness over the market movement, finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said the sensex crossing 20,000-point mark reflects investor confidence. He, however, added that the government and market regulator Sebi are keeping a close tab on the developments.

"We and the Sebi are watching the capital markets and the idea is to see if at any stage, there is any sign of overheating, which we don't find at this moment," Chawla said. He added that the massive inflow of foreign capital into the markets is not a matter of concern. "There is no cause for worry at this point."

Read more: Market not overheating, says govt - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Market-not-overheating-says-govt/articleshow/6604257.cms#ixzz11bLG6laT
The International Monetary Fund has projected the Indian economy will grow by 9.7 per cent in 2010 and 8.4 per cent in the next fiscal, driven by robust industrial production and macro-economic performance.

However, neighbouring China is expected to grow at an even faster rate of 10.5 per cent in 2010 and and 9.6 per cent in 2011, driven by domestic demand, the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook report.

Advanced economies, on the other hand, are projected to grow by just 2.7 per cent in 2010 and 2.2 per cent in 2011, the IMF report said, adding that global trade is forecast to expand by 4.8 per cent in 2010 and 4.2 per cent in 2011, with a temporary slowdown during the second half of 2010 and the first half of 2011.

"India's macroeconomic performance has been vigorous, with industrial production at a two-year high. Leading indicators -- the production manufacturing index and measures of business and consumer confidence -- continue to point up," the IMF said.

"Growth is projected at 9.7 per cent in 2010 and 8.4 per cent in 2011, led increasingly by domestic demand. Robust corporate profits and favorable external financing will encourage investment," it said.

"Recent activity (10 per cent year-over year growth in real GDP at market prices in the second quarter) was driven largely by investment and the contribution from net exports is projected to turn negative in 2011 as the strength in investment further boosts imports," the IMF said.

According to the World Economic Outlook report, growth in emerging Asia economies stands at about 9.5 per cent, with robust demand from China, India, and Indonesia benefiting other Asian economies.

In China, a major fiscal stimulus, a large expansion of credit and a number of specific measures to boost household income and consumption increased domestic demand growth to almost 13 per cent in 2009, contributing to a large decline in the current account surplus.

The recovery is now well established, and a transition from public stimulus to private-sector-led growth is underway, it said.

Latin America has also recovered strongly, with real GDP growth at about 7 per cent.

The recovery in Latin America is being led by Brazil, where real GDP growth has been close to 10 per cent since the third quarter of 2009 and the economy is now showing signs of overheating, the report said.

Read more: IMF projects India's economic growth at 9.7% in 2010 - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/IMF-projects-Indias-economic-growth-at-97-in-2010/articleshow/6699063.cms#ixzz11bLRjh6R
India will soon start to outpace China, thanks to a young and growing workforce and its "much-derided democracy" says The Economist.

The cover story on "How India's growth will outpace China's" in its latest issue attributes "India's surprising economic miracle" largely to its private sector saying, "the country's state may be weak, but its private companies are strong."

Despite the poor headlines generated in the run up to the Commonwealth games, "India is doing rather well," the internationally regarded magazine said noting, "Its economy is expected to expand by 8.5 percent this year."

"It has a long way to go before it is as rich as China - the Chinese economy is four times bigger- but its growth rate could overtake China's by 2013, if not before.

"Some economists think India will grow faster than any other large country over the next 25 years. Rapid growth in a country of 1.2 billion people is exciting, to put it mildly," it said.

Citing demography as one of the two reasons why India will soon start to outpace China, the magazine noted "China's workforce will shortly start ageing; in a few years' time, it will start shrinking."

"That's because of its one-child policy - an oppressive measure that no Indian government would get away with."

"India is now blessed with a young and growing workforce. Its dependency ratio - the proportion of children and old people to working-age adults - is one of the best in the world and will remain so for a generation," it said.

India's economy will benefit from this "demographic dividend", which has powered many of Asia's economic miracles.

"The second reason for optimism is India's much-derided democracy," said The Economist noting, "Indian capitalism is driven by millions of entrepreneurs all furiously doing their own thing.

"Since the early 1990s, when India dismantled the "licence raj" and opened up to foreign trade, Indian business has boomed."

"Ideas flow easily around India, since it lacks China's culture of secrecy and censorship. That, plus China's rampant piracy, is why knowledge-based industries such as software love India but shun the Middle Kingdom,"

"Given the choice between doing business in China or India, most foreign investors would probably pick China, The Economist said.

Read more: India will soon start to outpace China: Economist - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/India-will-soon-start-to-outpace-China-Economist/articleshow/6689962.cms#ixzz11bLXPVZv

US in fight for future with India, China: Obama

Saying that the United States was in a fight for the future with countries like India and China, President Barack Obama has taken strong exception to opposition Republican move to slash the education budget.


He strongly disagreed "with the economic plan that was released last week by the Republican leaders in Congress, which would actually cut education by 20 percent," he said Tuesday addressing the White House Summit on Community Colleges, attended by educators, business leaders and officials.


It would reduce or eliminate financial aid for 8 million college students, said Obama. "Think about it. China isn't slashing education by 20 percent right now. India is not slashing education by 20 percent."


"We are in a fight for the future-a fight that depends on education," said Obama. "And cutting aid for 8 million students, or scaling back our community-our commitment to community colleges, that's like unilaterally disarming our troops right as they head to the frontlines," he said.


Noting that the US has fallen from first to ninth in the proportion of young people with college degrees, Obama said: "As far as I'm concerned, America does not play for second place, and we certainly don't play for ninth."


"So I've set a goal: By 2020, America will once again lead the world in producing college graduates. And I believe community colleges will play a huge part in meeting this goal, by producing an additional 5 million degrees and certificates in the next 10 years."


The Republican plan instaed would help pay for a $700 billion tax cut that only 2 percent of the wealthiest Americans would ever see-an average of $100,000 for every millionaire and billionaire in the country, said Obama. "And that just doesn't make sense-not for students, not for our economy."


Describing community colleges as the "unsung heroes" of the nation's education system that "provide a gateway to millions of Americans to good jobs and a better life," he announced that the Gates Foundation is starting a new five-year initiative to raise community college graduation rates.


"This is critically important because more than half of those who enter community colleges fail to either earn a two-year degree or transfer to a earn a four-year degree."

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India needs foreign capital inflow among other factors to sustain an economic growth rate of 9-10%. "If we are to sustain a growth rate of 9% to 10% in the foreseeable future, we require foreign capital inflows, both portfolio and direct investment, the best of modern technology and access to markets of advanced economies. We have to modernise our infrastructure," Singh said, addressing the Combined Commanders' conference here.
India needs to maintain healthy relations with all major powers, Singh said. "Some of our toughest challenges lie in our immediate neighbourhood," Singh said, without naming the countries. India has strained ties with neighbour Pakistan, which is accused of sponsoring terrorism in the country while China is learnt to have augmented its military might, which is seen to be a cause for concern. "The fact is that we cannot realise our growth ambitions unless we ensure peace and stability in South Asia," Singh said. The world is witnessing shift of economic and political power to Asia, Singh said.
"The Asia-Pacific region, including South East Asia, needs much more attention by us, and this must seep into our defence and foreign policy planning as never before," he said.
India must reciprocate the clear desire of countries in this region to enhance cooperation with them, he added.
India must ensure adequate availability of commercial energy to support growth targets, Singh said. "The countries of the Gulf, West Asia and Central Asia are our natural partners. We have tangible interests in these regions, among which energy security is one of the most important," he added. Ensuring energy availability requires diversification of sources of imports and widening of overall energy mix, Singh said. "It is in this context that we need to operationalise our nuclear energy option, which holds great promise and is a necessity."
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India to launch six nulcear reactors in next 2-3 years

India is expected to launch six more nuclear reactors in the next two to three years, a top government atomic scientist said here.


"Six more reactors are scheduled to be launched in the next two or three years," Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India R Chidamabaram said here while addressing the 25th Brigadier S K Mazumdar memorial lecture here.


Chidambaram said four reactors, including two units each in Kakrapar and Rawatbhata, are in an advanced stage of construction and will help in increasing the installed nuclear capacity to 7000 MW.


One of the reactors at the Kudankulam power plant in Tamilnadu is also expected to start functioning by the end of this year.


The reactor has been made with assistnce from Russia and will be inaugurated during the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in December.


He said the government's vision was to reach nuclear power capacity of 63,000 MW by the year 2032.


"Of this, the contribution of reactors set up through international cooperation is likely to be about 40,000 MW," he added.


On climate change, Chidamabaram said the government is considering launching the ninth National Mission under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, which will look at the development of the Advanced Ultra Supercritical Technology (AUST) for coal-based power plants.

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Regulation & growth can exist together: ET Juries

The Economic Times roundtable on Monday settled the debate on the shift of power to the East from the West. Indian executives used to receiving pearls of wisdom from chiefs of multinational companies suddenly found themselves returning the precious objects, thanks to the financial calamity of 2008, and the regulatory framework that is taking shape to prevent a recurrence.

State Bank of India chairman Om Prakash Bhatt and ICICI Bank non-executive chairman KV Kamath told the founder of the world's biggest buyout firm, Stephen A Schwarzman of Blackstone Group, that regulation and growth are not mutually exclusive. They should know it better, because they have lived with it all their lives, and still managed to grow.

Mr Schwarzman, the king of buyouts, is worried like his colleagues, such as Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase and Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, that casting financial services as evil and a plethora of unknown regulations may puncture economic revival.

"I am not disputing the wisdom of reforming the global financial system, for there is great need for it," Mr Schwarzman said at a discussion on 'Regulation after the Great Recession: Excessive or Appropriate'. He was speaking after chairing a meeting of the jury which selected winners of The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2010.

"Nor should the banking sector be immune to prudent, corrective regulatory measures. However, overzealous regulation of banks and non-bank financial institutions may in the long run hamper a very fragile economic turnaround."

While regulation may be feared in the West, it is not so in India, where the financial services industry was kept under a leash.

"Thank God we don't have to go through all these things," said Mr Kamath, who made ICICI Bank the most vibrant private sector lender from a sleepy term financier. The conservatism helped, "in hindsight," he said.

Policymakers restricted exotic financial instruments such as the credit-default swaps, an insurance against default, from being traded. Banks were subject to strict capital requirements and prudential norms were implemented strictly.

But the regulations did not stifle growth either. "Despite these regulations, we have surprised with the highest rate of growth," said Mr Bhatt. "Why can't other countries do so? We are not only able to survive, but thrive."

India is the second fastest -growing major nation behind China, where again the political class keeps a tight grip on policies, including the currency.

Some believe that the credit crisis was more due to incompetent regulators, rather than the absence of rules. "In retrospect, they did not have the right judgment," said Adil Zainulbhai , managing director at McKinsey India, referring to Western regulators.

The failure of the past could make the political class overreact and it may not just stop with financial services. "The regulations that we will see will be in all economic activity, not just financial services," said Kumar Mangalam Birla , chairman of the Aditya Birla Group.

Although Mr Schwarzman's concerns may not be applicable to India, the West could feel the impact of the credit crisis for a long time as consumers curb spending.

"I don't see the recovery happening in the developed markets," said Harish Manwani , president, Asia & Africa, Central & Eastern Europe, Unilever.

As the West grapples with high unemployment, low growth and the backlash against the banking sector, uncertainty may rule while nations come to grips with the new normal.

"At this point in time there's overreaction," said Mr Kamath. "The uncertainty will continue for a long time."

RBI considering ways of dealing with capital inflows: Gokarn

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is concerned over the heavy foreign capital flow into the domestic market, calling it a "potential threat", and saying that the regulator is considering ways of dealing with the excessive fund movement, even as inflation remains a concern.
"It (capital flows) is becoming a larger global problem because of the imbalance that there is so much of liquidity and the returns are skewed towards emerging markets," RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn said at a private equity conference in Mumbai on Tuesday. "So it is emerging as a potential threat and we are clearly thinking of ways in which we can deal with it."
Foreign fund flows into domestic equities so far this year are at around $20 billion (`89,400 crore), with about one-third of that entering the market since the start of September, driving up stock prices and putting upward pressure on the rupee. The partially convertible rupee rose to 44.2525 per dollar on Monday, its highest in five months, before easing on Tuesday to 44.705.
"As long as the capital flows are in excess of the current account deficit, the pressure to appreciate will continue and it could potentially disrupt," Gokarn said.
India's current account deficit widened in the June quarter from the previous three months to $13.7 billion.
Interestingly, RBI's comments came shortly after finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said there was no need to intervene in the foreign exchange market or cap foreign portfolio inflows now.
"We are watching the inflow of funds. But I don't think it's time to put any restriction on it," Mukherjee said in an interview. "I feel we do not need to be panicky, but should be careful and cautious."
Noting that the apex bank is nearing the completion of its monetary policy normalization, Gokarn, however, added that high inflation, still hovering above the targeted level, remains a concern.
India's headline inflation, after staying in double digits for five months since February, began easing and stood at 8.5% in August, but is still above RBI's projection of 6 % by end-March.
Deepak Mohanty, executive director at RBI, said in a speech delivered at the Bankers Club, Chennai, late last month, that India needs to make appropriate policy responses to contain the high inflation.
"It is important to persevere with appropriate policy responses so that the high inflation seen in the recent months does not get entrenched. Even if the trigger for inflation is from the supply side, its persistence necessitates monetary policy responses to bring inflation rate back to its trend and anchor inflationary expectations," Mohanty said.
RBI is scheduled to announce its mid-term policy review on 2 November.
The central bank has upped its key policy rates five times this year, with the latest being on 16 September at its first ever mid-quarter review, when it had hiked its repo rate, at which it lends to banks, by 0.25 percentage point to 6%, and reverse repo rate, at which it borrows from banks, by 0.5 percentage point to 5%.
"The current inflation scenario is a cause of concern, as the inflation rate persists well above the upper bound of the comfort zone," Gokarn said.
The yield on India's 10-year benchmark bond rose four basis points after the inflation comment to close flat at Monday's level of 7.94%. In early morning trading, the yield had dropped to 7.90%. One basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.
Arvind Sampath, director, rates trading at Standard Chartered Bank, said Gokarn's comments could be an indication that the banking regulator may be considering raising policy rates further in the upcoming review.
"Post today's comment on inflation, the bond market has begun repricing the chance that there would be a rate hike in November. The probability of that seemed lower with inflation stabilizing earlier. Since capital inflows are currently not disruptive, nothing specific is expected by the market, and the market was largely unaffected by the comments," Sampath said.
Anup Roy and Reuters contributed to this story.
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A benchmark index of Indian equities Wednesday closed with a 135-point gain, helped by foreign funds who bought $216 million worth of stocks. Mid and small cap scrips outperformed their bigger peers.

The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,448.69 points, closed at 20,543.08 points, up 135.37 points or 0.66 percent from its previous close at 20,407.71 points.

It had soared to 20,669.95 points in morning trade.

Data available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) showed that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) poured in $216.96 million into the equities markets Wednesday.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended trade at 6,186.45 points, up 0.66 percent.

Broader markets did relatively better. The BSE midcap closed 1.1 percent up and the BSE smallcap index 0.75 percent higher.

The market breadth was positive with 1,788 scrips advancing, compared to 1,202 stocks declining and 126 remaining unchanged.

Realty, metals, energy and capital goods stocks saw bulk of the buying. FMCG scrips came under selling pressure.

Top Sensex gainers were Jaiprakash Associates, up 6.69 percent at Rs.137.95; Sterlite Industries, up 3.95 percent at Rs.177.60; Hindalco Industries, up 3.62 percent at Rs.210.40 and Reliance Industries, up 2.09 percent at Rs.1,044.60.

Among the losers were M&M, down 0.77 percent at Rs.739.60; Hindustan Unilever, down 0.72 percent at Rs.301.25; SBI, down 0.54 percent at Rs.3,232.10, and Cipla, down 0.53 percent at Rs.327.45.

Hopes of supportive action by central banks of western economies helped boost sentiments in other Asian markets. The Bank of Japan Tuesday surprised many by cutting its benchmark lending rates.

The Japan's Nikkei shut shop 1.81 percent higher at 9,691.43 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed 1.07 percent up at 22,880.41 points. The Chinese markets were closed Wednesday.

Hopes of the US Federal Reserve easing monetary policy helped boost trader sentiments in Europe.

Britain's FTSE 100 was trading at 5,679.72 points, up 0.78 percent.

The German DAX was ruling 0.94 percent higher at 6,274.47 points and the French CAC 40 was trading at 3,774.25 points, up 1.13 percent from its previous close.

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Rupee trims earlier sharp gains against dollar, closes 19 paise up
MUMBAI: The rupee closed higher by 19 paise at 44.49/50 against the US currency after fag-end demand for dollar from importers trimmed its sharp gains in early trade.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange ( Forex) market, the rupee resumed higher at 44.40/41 per dollar against the last close of 44.68/69 per dollar.

It moved up sharply by 43 paise to 44.25 on selling of dollars by banks and exporters on the back of persistent capital inflow from foreign funds coupled with weakness of dollar in overseas, dealers said.

However, fag-end demand for dollar from importers pared some of its gains to close at 44.49/50 a dollar, they added.

Meanwhile, global crude oil was trading above USD 83 a barrel in London today.

The rupee premium for the forward dollar ended lower on fresh receivings by exporters. The benchmark six-month forward dollar premium payable in March finished lower at 132-1/2- 134-1/2 paise from 134-136 paise on Tuesday and far-forward maturing in September also close down at 247-249 paise from 249-251 paise previously.

The Reserve Bank of India has fixed the reference rate for the dollar at Rs 44.30 and the euro at Rs 61.34.

In cross-currency trade, the domestic unit rose against the pound sterling, the euro and the Japanese yen.

The rupee recouped to Rs 70.67/69 against the pound sterling from Tuesday's close of Rs 70.95/97 and moved up to Rs 61.48/50 per euro from Rs 61.52/54 previously.

It also recovered against the yen to Rs 53.56/58 per 100 yen from its last close of Rs 53.64/66.

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IMF warns against currency war, dollar heads lower

LONDON: The head of the IMF warned that a growing drive by nations to cap the strength of their currencies risked derailing economic recovery while the dollar dropped further on Wednesday.

Concerns that the Federal Reserve is about to embark on another round of policy easing that could weaken the dollar, tallied with China's polite refusal to let its yuan rise fast, has pushed currencies to the top of the agenda at Friday's meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of Seven nations.

Few hold out much hope of any meaningful agreement at the G7 or the International Monetary Fund meeting that follows.

"It's doing nothing for the American economy, but it's causing chaos over the rest of the world. It's a very strange policy that they are pursuing," Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz said of US policy.

The dollar extended its losses on Wednesday, falling to an 8-1/2 month low against a basket of currencies and edging toward a 15-year trough versus the yen.

That trend prompted Japan to intervene to weaken the yen last month and some emerging economies have followed suit or are threatening to.

"There is clearly the idea beginning to circulate that currencies can be used as a policy weapon," IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was quoted as saying in Wednesday's edition of the Financial Times.

"Translated into action, such an idea would represent a very serious risk to the global recovery ... Any such approach would have a negative and very damaging longer-run impact," he said.

The IMF, which holds its twice-yearly meeting in Washington this weekend, is also expected to discuss foreign exchange moves as part of its mission to get countries working for balanced global growth.

Brendan Brown, economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International in London, said the Fund, which has the United States as its biggest stakeholder, would not try to prevent further US monetary easing or a resulting slide of the dollar.

"That Washington institution has failed in its central mission to prevent currency war ," he wrote in a report.

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Euro zone policymakers urged Chinese premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday to allow the yuan to rise more rapidly, but he politely rebuffed them, repeating Beijing's standard line on seeking currency stability.

Wen was due to hold a joint news conference with EU leaders in Brussels at 1515 GMT.

Policymakers have highlighted the issue of global imbalances for years, with fundamental problems seen as the dollar's global dominance, China's overvalued yuan and Germany's lack of domestic consumption.

Emerging nations say the cash flows seen this year have damaged their exports due to the determination of major economies to restrain their own currencies' levels.

But entrenched positions make it unlikely that officials sitting down to IMF and G7 meetings this weekend, and G20 meetings later in the year, will resolve their differences.
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SEBI has barred 197 foreign funds, including those managed by global financial conglomerates like HSBC, Deutsche Bank and StanChart.
Nifty calls for trade in tomorrow's market
30 Sep 2010, 20:23
Govt weighs elite central security cover for stock exchanges
Shailesh Menon & Reena Zachariah 29 Sep 2010, 02:48
The country's premier stock exchanges — the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange — will soon get protection from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Bhave slams i-bankers for overpricing IPOs
ET Bureau 25 Sep 2010, 06:04
CB Bhave charged i-bankers with fleecing investors by pricing IPOs at astronomical valuations, leading to investor anguish when the market tide turns.
Everyone has to follow norms: Bhave on MCX-SX order
PTI 24 Sep 2010, 13:28
A day after rejecting the application of MCX-SX to set up a full fledged stock exchange, SEBI said that everyone has to follow the guidelines set up by the regulator. .
FIIs must stop acting on behalf of few individuals: SEBI
PTI 24 Sep 2010, 12:20
Capital market watchdog SEBI today said foreign institutional investors have to, by October one, end the practice of investing money collected from a single or few investors in stocks.
SEBI rejects MCX-SX stock trading proposal
ET Bureau 24 Sep 2010, 04:21
The Securities and Exchange Board of India, or SEBI, has rejected MCX-SX's application for stock and debt trading platforms, citing non-compliance with shareholding rules.

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Sensex, Nifty attain 33-month closing highs

Capital Market / 17:13 , Oct 06, 2010





The key benchmark indices -- the barometer index BSE Sensex and the 50-unit Nifty, attained their highest closing levels in nearly 33-months, led by rally in metal and realty stocks. Barring the BSE FMCG index, all the sectoral indices, rose. The market breadth was strong as the broader market outperformed the key benchmark indices for the second consecutive session. The Sensex jumped 135.37 points or 0.66%, off close to 127 points from the day's high and up close to 96 points from the day's low.
The market surged in opening trade, tracking firm Asian stocks. The 50-unit S&P CNX Nifty hit highest its highest level in nearly 33 months. The market soon pared gains. Stocks were range bound in morning trade. The market held firm in mid-morning trade. The market once again pared gains in early afternoon trade. The market further pared gains in afternoon trade led by selling in index pivotal ICICI Bank. A bout of volatility was witnessed in mid-afternoon trade as the key benchmark indices bounced back, soon after hitting fresh intraday lows.
NSE's volatility index, India VIX, a gauge of traders' perception of near-term risks in the market based on options prices, fell 1.98% to 21.73. The index had fallen 2.76% to 22.17 on Tuesday, 5 October 2010. It had risen 6.39% to 22.80 on Monday, 4 October 2010. The index had dropped 3.68% to 21.43 on Friday, 1 October 2010. India VIX is calculated based on the S&P CNX Nifty options prices. India VIX is a measure of the market's expectation of volatility over the next 30 calendar days.
The market sentiment remains firm on aggressive buying by foreign funds. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 970.20 crore on Tuesday, 5 October 2010, on the top of an inflow of Rs 1918.90 crore on Monday, 4 October 2010.
Net equity inflow in 2010 now stands at a record $20.52 billion, above last year's $17.45 billion, as per data from the Securities & Exchange Board of India. The Sebi data includes FII inflow through primary and secondary market route.
But, a section of the market is concerned that a strong equity issuance pipeline over the next six months will soak liquidity from the secondary equity markets. Indian companies are estimated to raise about Rs 36000 crore from share sales over the next three to six months. This includes a large initial public offer (IPO) from Coal India this month. The government plans to raise about Rs 15000 crore to Rs 16000 crore from divestment of 10% stake in Coal India. The Coal India IPO is billed as the country's largest issue ever. The issue is expected to open for subscription around 20 October 2010.
The rupee strengthened to its highest level in nearly six months on Wednesday, 6 October 2010, as foreign banks and exporters sold dollars, tracking gains in local shares which fuelled expectations for further capital inflows. The partially convertible rupee was at 44.48/49 per dollar, after hitting 44.25 in early deals, its strongest since 15 April 2010. The rupee had settled at 44.69/70 on Tuesday, 5 October 2010.
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn on Tuesday, 5 October 2010, said the central bank is considering measures to deal with an influx of foreign fund flows. A rising rupee is a bad news for exporters, particularly the labour-intensive segments such as textiles and leather. The government has recently extended sops to some of the labour intensive export sectors.
On Monday, 4 October 2010, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said there was no need to intervene in the foreign exchange market or cap foreign portfolio inflows. As long as the capital flows are in excess of the current account deficit the pressure to appreciate will continue and it could potentially disrupt, RBI's Gokarn said on Tuesday.
India requires sustained foreign investment to plug its widening current account deficit, which has been worsened by a yawning trade deficit.
European stocks surged on Wednesday, 6 October 2010, tracking gains on Wall Street and in Asia sparked by hopes of further monetary stimulus. The key benchmark indices in UK, France and Germany were up by 0.65% to 0.79%.
The Bank of England and the European Central Bank will announce monetary policy decisions on Thursday, 7 October 2010.
Asian stocks rose Wednesday, 6 October 2010, buoyed by growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will take steps to bolster the US economy following a surprise rate cut by the Bank of Japan on Tuesday, 5 October 2010. Investors cheered the Bank of Japan's move Tuesday to slash its key interest rate to virtually zero. The key benchmark indices in Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and Hong Kong rose by between 0.33% to 1.81%. China's markets remained closed for the Golden Week holiday.
US stocks rallied on Tuesday, 5 October 2010, after a trade group said that activity in US services companies, the nation's predominant job-generating sector, powered ahead in September 2010.
Trading in US index futures indicated that the Dow could gain 32 points at the opening bell on Wednesday, 6 October 2010.
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans was quoted by the media as saying that Fed should do 'much more' monetary easing to spur a sluggish economic recovery.
Back home, business activity in the Indian services sector expanded at a considerably slower pace in September 2010 than in the previous month, with the index falling to a 10-month low mainly due to weakness in incoming new business. The HSBC Markit Business Activity Index, based on a survey of 400 Indian firms, saw its third consecutive fall, easing to 55.6 from 59.3 the previous month, but staying above the 50 mark that divides growth from contraction for the 17th month.
India's manufacturing sector continued to expand although at a considerably slower pace than in preceding months, predominantly weighed down by a fall in new orders and output. The HSBC Markit Purchasing Managers' Index, based on a survey of 500 companies, slid to 55.1 in September 2010, which marks the lowest reading since November last year, from 57.2 in the August 2010 survey. Though the key index for manufacturing in Asia's third largest economy has slipped, this was the 18th consecutive month it has remained above the 50 mark that divides growth from contraction.
Bond yields declined. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond was hovering at 7.93%, lower than Tuesday's (5 October 2010) close of 7.94%. The yield on the second most traded 8.13% 2,022 bond was hovering at 8.04%, lower than Tuesday's (5 October 2010) close of 8.09%.
India needs to take drastic action to control inflation, Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Gokarn said on Tuesday, 5 October 2010. He was giving a speech at a private equity conference. He said inflation remains well above the Reserve Bank's comfort zone. Gokarn said normalisation of monetary policy was now near completion, and further policy action would depend on upcoming data on growth and inflation.
An unavoidable consequence of runaway inflation is that drastic action by the central bank and also by the government is needed to rein it in, which is bound to disrupt growth process, Gokarn said. His comments strengthened the possibility of a rate hike at the RBI's next policy review, on 2 November 2010. Food and energy price shocks have been a regular part of the economic landscape and may continue to be so in the future, Gokarn said.
The BSE 30-share Sensex rose 135.37 points or 0.66% to 20,543.08, its highest closing since 14 January 2008. The index surged 262.24 points at the day's high of 20,669.95 in early trade. The Sensex rose 39.34 points at the day's low of 20,447.05 in mid-afternoon trade.
The S&P CNX Nifty rose 40.65 points or 0.66% to 6,186.45, its highest closing since 14 January 2008. Nifty hit high of 6,223.40 in early trade, its highest level since 15 January 2008.
The BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.10% and the BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.75%. Both these indices outperformed the Sensex.
The market breadth was strong. On BSE, 1788 shares advanced while 1202 shares declined. A total of 126 shares remained unchanged.
BSE clocked turnover of Rs 6111 crore, lower than Rs 7326.80 crore on Tuesday, 5 October 2010.
The BSE Realty index (up 2.75%), Metal index (up 2.25%), Oil & Gas index (up 1.09%), Capital Goods index (up 0.95%) and PSU index (up 0.84%), outperformed the Sensex.
The BSE Power index (up 0.62%), Consumer Durables index (up 0.57%), IT index (up 0.56%), Auto index (up 0.43%), banking sector index Bankex (up 0.16%), Healthcare index (up 0.12%) and FMCG index (down 0.35%), underperformed the Sensex.
From 30 share Sensex pack 20 rose and one fell.
Index heavyweight Reliance Industries (RIL) rose 2.09% to Rs 1044.60, with the stock gaining for the third straight day. RIL and Chesapeake Energy Inc have reportedly ended talks over the sale of a stake in the US company's position in the Eagle Ford shale in south Texas. Recent media reports had suggested that RIL was in talks with Chesapeake for a stake in the Eagle Ford position. Chesapeake has been looking for a partner for its 600,000 acre position in the Eagle Ford.
Jaiprakash Associates jumped 6.69%, extending recent strong rally. The stock was the top gainer from the Sensex pack. The company's cement dispatches advanced 61% to 1.17 million tonnes in September 2010 over September 2009, aided by huge capacity additions by the company.
FMCG stocks reversed initial gains. Nestle India, Colgate-Palmolive India, Hindustan Unilever, Dabur India, ITC and Britannia Industries fell 0.08% to 1.78%.
Metal stocks rose as LMEX, a gauge of six metals traded on the London Metal Exchange, rose 1.57% on Wednesday, 6 October 2010. Hindustan Zinc, Sterlite Industries, Hindalco Industries, NMDC, National Aluminum Company, Jindal Steel & Power, Sesa Goa, Steel Authority of India and JSW Steel rose by between 0.09% to 6.05%.
India's largest steel maker by sales Tata Steel rose 1.38% on reports the company has begun talks Nippon Steel Corp said Tuesday to build a steel plant, including a blast furnace, in India.
High beta realty stocks rose on expectations of pick up housing sales during the upcoming festive season starting with Dasara on 17 October 2010. Indiabulls Real Estate, Unitech, Orbit Corporation, HDIL, Peninsula Land, Omaxe, DLF, Sobha Developers, Anant Raj Industries, Phoenix Mills, Ansal Properties and Mahindra Lifespace Developers rose by between 0.04% to 8.51%.
Consumer durables stocks rose on expectations of pick up in demand during the upcoming festive season. Gitanjali Gems, Rajesh Exports and Blue Star fell by 0.08% to 1.34%. However, Titan Industries (up 3.40%) and Videocon Industries (up 0.89%), rose.
Auto stocks extended recent strong rally on robust vehicle sales in September 2010. Bajaj Auto rose 0.72% extending Tuesday's 3.12% surge. The stock hit all-time high of Rs 1,611.45 today. Total sales rose 26% to 3,52,769 units in September 2010 over September 2009.
India's top car maker, Maruti Suzuki rose 0.88%, with the stock gaining for the second straight day. Total vehicle sales rose 29.6% to 1,08,006 units in September 2010 over September 2009. This is a record monthly sale from the car major.
India's leading bike maker by sales Hero Honda Motors rose 1.13%. Sales rose 8.1% to 4.33 lakh units in September 2010 over September 2009.
Commercial vehicle maker Tata Motors rose 0.24%. The stock hit a record high of Rs 1155.75 on Friday, 1 October 2010. The company on Monday said it has acquired 80% stake in Italian design and engineering firm Trilix SRL, for 1.85 million euros. The acquisition will help enhance the company's styling and design capabilities to global standards, Tata Motors said in a statement.
Tata Motors announced early this week it has increased the total size of ordinary and 'A' ordinary shares placement to $750 million from a base amount of $525 million following strong investor response. The company said the size of the 'A' ordinary shares issue has been raised to $550 million from $400 million.
But, India's largest tractor and utility vehicles maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) fell 0.77%. The stock hit all time high of Rs 758.70 today. The company said on Friday, 1 October 2010, it sold 35,177 vehicles in September 2010, nearly 24% more from a year earlier.
Nagarjuna Construction Company lost 2.25%, on reports the Income Tax department today conducted raids on the company's offices in various states.
Career Point Infosystems settled at Rs 632.35 on BSE, a 103.98% premium over the initial public offering price of Rs 310. The stock debuted at Rs 461, a 48.70% premium over its initial public offering (IPO) price. The stock hit a high of Rs 674 and low of Rs 450.
Eros International Media settled at Rs 190.05 on BSE, a 8.60% premium over the initial public offer price of Rs 175. The stock debuted at Rs 213.35, a 21.91% premium over the initial public offer (IPO) price. The stock hit a high of Rs 217.70 and low of Rs 178.60.
Career Point Infosystems clocked a highest turnover of Rs 856.53 crore on BSE. Eros International Media (Rs 421.26 crore), Kirloskar Brothers (Rs 282.18 crore), Indiabulls Financial Services (Rs 276.21 crore) and VIP Industries (Rs 140.67 crore), were the other turnover toppers in that order.
FCS Software reported a highest volume of 3.20 crore shares on BSE. Eros International Media (2.19 crore shares), Indiabulls Financial Services (1.78 crore shares), Cals Refineries (1.69 crore shares) and JM Financial (1.53 crore shares), were the other volume toppers in that order.

http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Sensex-Nifty-attain-33-month-closing-highs/3322381062



STRONG INFLOWS OF CAPITAL INTO EMERGING MARKETS
Net private capital inflows into Emerging Markets in 2010 are expected to reach $ 825 billion, up 16.4 percent compared to the estimate presented by the IIF in its April 2010 issue of this report. Compared to the inflow for 2009, $ 581 billion, it is an even more remarkable growth. The growth pattern is the result of a combination of
a) Strong fundamentals in Emerging Markets  
b) Continued weakness in Mature Markets in the aftermath of the Global Crisis.

The strong relative fundamentals vis-a-vis the Developed Markets can be expressed by the differential gap in expected GDP growth. At the moment expected GDP growth in Emerging Countries is expected to outperform that in Developed Countries by 4.4% per annum. If we add to this the fact that Emerging Countries have stronger foreign reserves positions, lower debt-to-income ratios and a structurally better economic position when looking at the more distant future, the strong continued inflow of foreign capital is not so surprising.

Emerging Market Growth; More than BRIC Alone



STRONG GROWTH IN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
When analyzing the components, it is clear that the inflow of Official Money, i.e. aid-related financial flows, and Bank Loans have become less important. Actually with respect to the former component: support to weaker countries within EU (i.e. within the Developed World) was so big that this aid-related element is not the prerogative of emerging, needy economies anymore. To illustrate: official, formal support for Greece was larger than what was awarded to Thailand (the maximum until now) in 1998. The support package for Greece is calculated to add up to approximately 35-40 percent of GDP! Other countries in EU (Portugal, Ireland, Spain) are also in danger, but they did not yet get any official, formal support.


This implies that the two components that are responsible for the increased flows are
i) Portfolio Investments; and
ii) Foreign Direct Investments (FDI).
This is a good sign, because these two components are relatively more stable than the afore-mentioned two. This will further help reduce the risk of Emerging Markets investments. Although FDI flows are still the most important component in absolute terms (40 percent of the total), growth in Portfolio Investments was far more spectacular. Regions benefiting were Asia, Latin America and to a lesser extent - but still substantial taking into account the relatively smaller financial size of the region - Africa & the Middle East. In Eastern Europe flows were stagnating a bit, mainly due to disappointing results in Russia. However, first indications are that Eastern Europe is seeing some improvements as well, which might further materialize in 2011.


Equity Investors going Global
With Global now including EMs

Interestingly, the area within Portfolio Investments that benefit more was Equity Investments. But LMG Emerge believes that Emerging Market Debt investments will also get more attention over the next 12 months due to the fact that the combined effect of continued low interest rates in Europe, the USA and Japan and the potential for currency appreciation in Emerging Countries will make EMD on a relatively basis a more attractive sub-category within the asset class Fixed Income. The foreign flows into Emerging Markets Equities were mainly targeted at large caps. Not only through acquisition at local exchanges, but also with foreign investors participating in seasoned equity issues of large firms. A clear example is the fact that of the Petrobras issue in Brazil $ 18 billion went to foreign investors. This represented slome 25 percent of the total portfolio equity inflow into South America! There were no real big surprises when looking at the markets that seemed to have the biggest traction: China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Peru were leading the pack in Asia and Latin America. Money inflow into the Russian and Ukrainian market was mainly offshore money return home. Within Asia and the Middle East South Africa and Egypt pulled in most investor money with reluctance about Dubai still continuing.


INVESTMENTS BY EMERGING MARKET COMPANIES IN DEVELOPED WORLD GROWING
Within the FDI component the results corroborate information that LMG Emerge derived on a more ad-hoc, anecdotal basis. The findings of the IIF confirm that FDI by companies headquartered and domiciled in Emerging Countries is growing tremendously. A large part of this is going to other Emerging Countries, partly because of their interest in stakes in extraction industries (commodities, energy), food industries and construction and logistical operations. But it is also still the result of difficulties encountered by Emerging Markets investors when trying to do M&A's in the Western World. Very often indirect ceilings are raised because of alleged strategic issues. We believe that with ongoing weakness in Western countries and continuing strength in Emerging Markets this factor will gradually deteriorate in importance. This will also be directly related to the extent to which governments in Emerging Markets will give their leading entrepreneurs more freedom to act.


WHAT TO DO ABOUT CURRENCY PRESSURE: HOW TO AVOID APPRECIATION?
LMG Emerge believes that privation and governance improvements will not just continue because of longer-term trends in this direction at a global scale. We believe that Emerging Country governments will also understand that it is one of the best ways to reduce the pressure on their currency, to the extent that they are unwilling to opt for the alternative mechanism of strong currency appreciation. Most of the leading Emerging Markets economies are to a large extent export oriented. We do not believe that this will change any time soon, notwithstanding the fact that domestic markets provide a stronger home base now. Domestic growth will continue giving big Emerging Markets companies a fantastic starting point. Stimulation of their activities abroad in combination with even more international portfolio investments by its residents will reduce pressure on the currency, thereby creating a situation in which these firms will be strong players on the M&A markets in the years to come.


EVALUATION; FORECAST AND OPPORTUNITIES
Bank lending by Western banks to Emerging players will obviously sooner or later recover, when this borrowers further improve their financial strength vis-a-vis Western borrowers, but according to IIF continued growth in portfolio investments and FDI will remain more important. At the moment IIF predicts that inflow levels for 2011 will be slightly higher than the new forecast for 2010, but the last 2 years the organization was all the time too careful with its estimates that had to be revised upward with all updates. LMG Emerge is slightly more optimistic: we believe that net inflow levels will probably reach $ 900 billion in 2011.



Investors who want to use the information for their investment strategy are advised to be careful not to jump on any bandwagon too late. Growth in market flows in Asia and Latin America shows that momentum here is already under way. And the good fundamentals will not necessarily translate into a further increase in valuation ratios that are already high. New issues - compare the Petrobras example - will also help reduce upward pressure on share prices with growing numbers of firms (and governments - think about privatization schemes!) trying to get their share of the action. The probability of paying too much will then increase. We believe that the best chances lie in Africa and the Middle East (especially equity investments) and even in Eastern Europe. In the latter region the financial fundamentals are still tricky. A lot of local banks are busy repaying Western banks after receiving huge amounts in the period 2004-2008. Local economies are struggling, but valuation levels have come down tremendously in comparison to other Emerging regions. We believe that the region will become attractive again for FDI by Western firms that want to expand their interest. In combination with a large need for more and higher quality real estate projects this translates into Property being one of the safer more attractive asset classes in Eastern Europe. We remain careful about Russia but are more willing to consider an investment in Eastern European Property (diversified country mix) elsewhere, especially when incorporating Turkey in this group. We believe that Eastern Europe will increase its role as 'cheaper labor' block of Europe.


A couple of days ago the Economist published an article about the brain drain from Latvia to Russia and the British Isles. We agree that what happened in this Baltic state could be a risk elsewhere in Eastern Europe, but the bottom-line will remain that Western Europe and European firms have an interest in expansion of their activities in the still cheaper and geographically close Eastern European markets. Activities in countries like Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Turkey might benefit. Starting with Property as a collateralized asset with lower risk than equity (but without current low-interest rate related risks that plague regular fixed income) might be a good choice.


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6 Oct, 2010, 08.35AM IST, Deepshikha Sikarwar,ET Bureau

Finmin opposes plans to put curbs on FDI in pharma sector

NEW DELHI: The finance ministry has redflagged a move to impose curbs on foreign direct investment in the pharmaceutical sector . The proposed curbs were prompted by fears of large-scale take-over of Indian companies by foreigners.

In its response to a note by the department of industrial policy and promotion, or DIPP, the finance ministry has said that a rollback of the open foreign direct investment policy regime for pharmaceuticals would be retrograde and hurt India's image as an investment destination, a government official told ET.

Moreover, India would not like to be seen as putting up projectionist barriers as it resists the moves in the United States to restrict outsourcing.

At present 100% foreign direct investment is allowed in the pharmaceuticals sector through the automatic route. The DIPP, the nodal policy making body for foreign direct investment, had put out a discussion paper suggesting to shift foreign investment in pharma to the government route so that proposals for mergers and acquisitions in this sector could be scrutinised by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board. The move was prompted by some recent big ticket takeovers of Indian pharma companies by global drugs majors. The country's largest drugs producer Ranbaxy was acquired by Japanese Daiichi Sankyo for $ 4.6 billion in 2008. Piramal Health Care's domestic business was recently acquired by US-based Abbot Laboratories for $3.7 billion.

India, with its high-tech processing and low-cost manpower, is considered an attractive base for production for pharmaceuticals. Domestic companies are thus seen as lucrative buyout targets by MNCs seeking to expand capacity. The large-scale sell-out to MNC drug companies has created an apprehension that this could undermine the generics industry, affecting the availability of cheap drugs. "We want some checks as the country's manufacturing capability may move out," said Indian Drug Manufacturer's Association executive director Gajanan Wakankar.

The association has pitched for allowing foreign investment to only 74% and making FIPB approval mandatory . However, the logic has not found takers outside the industry. "Such a move would adversely impact the image of India as an attractive destination for inbound FDI ," said Punit Shah, executive director, tax and regulatory services, KPMG, adding that the FIPB should play only the monitoring role rather than regulatory.

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