Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs said the US job market has been robust, and the growth environment for equities is looking very good.
While China may be more resilient, earnings in India may recover, says Goldman Sachs
We expect total 10 percent returns from MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan, driven primarily by recovering earnings, says Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs.
The buy-rated stocks that are on our conviction list include HDFC Bank and Yes Bank in India, says Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs.
Moe says he sees draw-down risk if fundamentals do not improve, adding India remains the largest overweight in the region but funds have pared down their overweight allocations to reasonable levels.
India will remain one of the strongest growth stories in the Asia Pacific region as the country has a potential GDP growth rate of around 6-7 per cent or perhaps even more, global finances services major Goldman Sachs has said.
Timothy Moe, the chief Asia Pacific regional equity strategist at Goldman Sachs Research views the current cyclical recovery coupled with improvements in the ease of doing business, that have largely flown "beneath the radar", as positive signs for India's long-term growth and corporate earnings environment.
CNBC-TV18‘s Nimesh Shah gets expert opinions from strategists like Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs, Jonathan Garner of Morgan Stanley and Sakthi Siva, of Credit Suisse who believe that the rebound is more like a recovery from excessive pessimism and not the start of an uptrend.
Even with lower earnings expectations, India stands out as he expects overall regional EPS growth of just 1 percent and larger forex weakness in most parts of the region, Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs says.
Moe maintains overweight on India but change December 2016 Nifty target to 8,600.
Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs has started 2016 with overweight rating on India as he believes the strategic case for India is one of the most positive in the region.
According to Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs, confidence in policy makers' capacity to offset growth concerns has also been shaken in China and elsewhere in the region.
According to Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs, history suggests Asian markets tend to rally into Fed hikes & fade after, but the limited data points reduce the reliability of the conclusion.
The markets may be in a holding pattern in the near-term, we continue to expect further gains into H2 2015, says Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs.
Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs says the brokerage remains strategically positive on India, but thinks it makes sense to hedge potential downside around the Budget, especially since the current results season has been soft.
The Wall Street brokerage, in a report, said it expects capital inflows to increase in 2015 due to stronger FDI and resilient portfolio inflows in Asia's third largest economy.
Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs in his note this morning said, "We are Modi-fying our view on India and believe it's appropriate to raise our investment stance, recognizing the equity market has risen sharply from 3Q lows".
Goldman Sachs is underweight on India with a 12-month target of 5700 for the Nifty. At 14 times one-year forward earnings Timothy Moe says India is expensive, considering the deteriorating macro-economic environment.
Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs sees Asian markets currently in a 'transition' mode, from trading delivered and persistent growth, and high dividend yields to rewarding forward and cyclical.
Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs feels markets appear to be moving in line with macro factors. On a strategic basis, he says they are overweight on India.
Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs said they remained overweight on Indian equities on both a 3-month and 12-month basis.
Jyotivardhan Jaipuria of Bank of America Merrill Lynch expects a strong market in early 2013 on the back of rate cuts and reform announcements.
Strategically we raise India to overweight with a 12-month target of 6600. Upside drivers include a recovery in growth, a decline in inflation and the potential for continued policy reforms, says Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs.
Year 2012 has been a good year for most Asian markets. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Timothy Moe, chief Asia-Pacific regional equity strategist at Goldman Sachs says things look a little bit better in the emerging world.
Markets seem inexpensive in absolute and relative terms, says Timothy Moe of Goldman Sachs.