Kassabieh said the main focus will definitely shift to gold as
equity markets will drop.
For 2019, Canizares said they see the local
equity market growing by 8 percent to 10 percent this year.
However, non-US
equity markets have posted the strongest year-to-date returns.
The results by Cai and Warnock (2012) indicate that the foreign
equity market exposure of multinationals is increasing with their share of foreign sales.
Furthermore, the extensive information and documentation available in Colombia in regard to the stock market contrasts with the scarce literature on knowledge of the
equity market and its determinants.
A few years ago, in a freewheeling chat, a top official of market regulator Sebi had mentioned that the government didn't want retail investors to participate in the
equity market, as it feared investor rage in the event of a scam.
In December 1999, the
equity market's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio using trailing earnings was 28.4, implying unsustainably high earnings growth.
PEKyN (CyHAN)- The recent volatility in China's
equity markets does not pose a systemic risk to the nation's real economy or financial system, with Chinese banks having relatively little direct exposure to stocks, global rating agency Fitch said on Thursday.
Mir Mohammad Ali, CEO UBL Fund Managers Limited, said that "The Al-Ameen Active Allocation Plan-1 is ideal for investors who wish to gain returns from the
equity market but are unaware of when to buy or sell.
The bank said, 'After the strong post-election rally, we think the Indian
equity market is likely to take a breather due to rich valuations, slowing earnings upgrade momentum, softer-than-expected industrial recovery and a significant supply of new shares in primary markets and private placements.'
The MSCI upgrading Qatar and the UAE to emerging markets from frontier markets, sustained investment in developing social infrastructure, and capacity building to host upcoming global events such as FIFA 2022 in Qatar and Expo 2020 in Dubai are the catalysts for recovery in regional
equity markets. The probability of Saudi Arabia's
equity market opening up to foreign investments also boosted recovery.
If the Bharatiya Janata Party is able to form the new government at the Centre, there will be an initial boost to the
equity market. However, we will have to see if they can actually carry out the muchneeded reforms.