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The term ‘emerging markets’ reduces a large part of the world to potential investment targets of globalized finance, draining them of their complexity and internal challenges

The good run the Indian equity market has been seeing is likely to remain stable if the current government retains power in the upcoming elections. However, global geopolitics and economic uncertainties are likely to impact the Indian economy and markets.

It would be best to enter 2024 with low return expectations from the market, believes brokerage house Kotak Institutional Equities. There is very little value in the market across the capitalisation spectrum after the recent run-up in the mega-cap names, it said.

Stocks often rise during the Santa Claus rally period.

Despite experiencing headwinds from global monetary tightening, particularly US Fed rate hikes, the Indian economy and its market demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2023. Mohit Ralhan, CEO, TIW Capital, lists 10 market trends that caught ones eye in 2023.

In 2023, the Indian stock market initially faced a downtrend but later experienced a significant rally, with Nifty achieving an year-to-date return of +18%.

The important question is: where do we go from here? Will this Santa Claus rally evolve into a pre-election rally taking the markets to a series of new highs?

Rural community bank are at risk from giant underwater bond portfolios.

The expected range for the 10-year benchmark government bond next year is 6.70-7.30 percent, say experts.

Meanwhile, Brent oil prices remained steady at $78.87 per barrel amid concerns over Red Sea tensions and shipping disruptions by Houthi Groups, potentially affecting Suez Canal deliveries. Despite OPEC+ production cuts, record-breaking US oil production helped cool oil prices in 2023.