In an interview to the Economic Times, Alok Sama, President of the SoftBank group said that they will continue to back its two online brands – Snapdeal and Ola – who are trying to compete with Amazon and Uber respectively.
Alok Sama of Baer Capital feels India may be a collateral beneficiary of funds flowing into dedicated emerging market funds, on the back of announcements coming out of the third plenary in China - the commitment to a more market-oriented economy, the commitment to the so called state-owned enterprises (SOE) reforms.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Alok Sama, founder, Baer Capital says given the steep fall seen by the rupee, growth has now taken a backseat.
Despite weak fundamentals, Alok Sama, founder, Baer Capitals believes the Indian market is reasonably constructive from a three to five year view.
Alok Sama, president and founder, Baer Cap Partners explains on CNBC-TV18 that the market is in a phase of consolidation with increased global liquidity and risk-appetite driving the current rally.He expects no surprises from the Budget.
As India is trying to hold back investors, bulls only seem to be fleeing away. Experts are concerned that the policy paralysis overhang may drag the economy and market further. Alok Sama, Founder & President, Baer Capital Partners also warns that it is time to be extremely cautious on India.
The Indian market has outperformed most of the global markets with about a 13% gain year-to-date (YTD). Alok Sama, Baer Capital Partners expects a fairly reasonable rally in India. He is cautiously optimistic on India.
Alok Sama of Baer Capital Partners feels that while Indian equities certainly shone at the beginning of the year, even going ahead and outperforming many emerging markets, it is still not a base case for many global investors.
The first half of the year could be an encouraging time for equities, but the latter half will bear watching as some concerns still remain, says Alok Sama of Baer Capital Partners.
Experts and investors are not so bullish on India. Hopes of a year-end rally are also getting faintly fanned by muted sentiments. Alok Sama of Baer Capital feels that global equity markets may see a significant year-end rally but Indian market may just miss it.
After the strong positive sessions that we have had, India might look to outperform due to its strong fundamentals, says Alok Sama, President and Founder of Baer Capital Partners.
Bharti Airtel is a top pick in the telecom space, says Alok Sama, Baer Capital.
Prefer Larsen and Toubro (L&T) in capital goods space, says Alok Sama, Baer Capital.
Alok Sama, Baer Capital is overweight on pharma and FMCG.
Sell auto stocks, says Alok Sama, Baer Capital.
Alok Sama of Baer Capital said that the steeper-than-expected policy tightening from the RBI wasn’t a surprise move because inflation is now heading towards double digits, which is way above the central bank’ comfort zone of 3-4%.
Negative economic data has been the key trigger for this overwhelming weakness, says the president and founder of Baer Capital Partners Alok Sama. In an interview on CNBC-TV18, he sees the dollar carry trade as largely overstretched.
Most analysts on the street feel that it will be difficult for India to achieve the desired growth unless crude rates simmer down. In an interview with CNBC-TV18's Mitali Mukherjee, Alok Sama, president and founder of Baer Capital said that higher crude prices will create a negative impact on India's growth.
After a fabulous 2010, this year has been horrendous for the Indian indices so far—the correction has been steep with markets constantly drifting lower. But, Alok Sama of Baer Capital feels the worst is probably over for India. "We have probably seen the worst run-up in oil prices. Also, I feel inflation fears here are probably over-done."