India market-cap to hit $10tn by 2030; sharp run near-term risk: Chris Wood

While market valuation is high, it should be seen in the context of the acceleration in growth, Wood says

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Hemant RustagiAlokananda Chakraborty
1 min read Last Updated : Apr 11 2024 | 6:55 PM IST
India will achieve a market capitalisation of nearly $10 trillion by the turn of this decade compared with the current $4.3 trillion – a rise of around 132 per cent during this period, believe analysts at Jefferies led by Christopher Wood, their global head of equity strategy. The biggest risk in the Indian market, he suggests, is simply how well it has done of late.
"The market looks expensive, most particularly from a mid-cap standpoint. The Nifty Midcap 100 Index is now trading at 25.9x one-year forward earnings, compared with 20.2x for the Nifty. Still these valuations should be seen in
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First Published: Feb 23 2024 | 6:56 PM IST

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