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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

FundView: Franklin says foreign fund flows into Indianshrs may ebb


Wednesday, Sep 17.
 

    BANGALORE - Foreign fund flows into Indian equities is likely to be
impacted due to recent financial turmoil in overseas markets and increased
period of uncertainties, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund said in its market
report.

    Foreign fund flows would be key determinant of equity market trend in the
near-term, the fund house said.

    Since beginning of calendar year until Tuesday, foreign institutional
investors have offloaded $8.362-bln (387.54 bln rupees) of Indian equities.

    Global investors have been withdrawing investments from Indian stock
market continuously since May.

    The fund house expects Indian companies' earnings growth to moderate to
15-20% over next three-to-five years. Domestic companies also face headwinds
in terms of rising interest rates and moderation in economic growth.

    The seventh largest domestic mutual fund with 277 bln rupees of average
assets under management expects India's economic growth to moderate, but
believes it is likely to be among the fastest growing economies in the world.

    Reserve Bank of India has revised the gross domestic product growth
forecast to 8% from 8-8.5% earlier.

    Persistent negative news flows from overseas financial markets like
US-based Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc filing for bankruptcy and American
International Group seeking bridge loan impacted equities globally, with
India being no exception.

    On the financial turmoil in global markets, the fund house said, "While
the recent crisis could prove to be cathartic for the global financial system
over the long term, there is no clarity if worst is over."

     Monday, market plunged 6% intraday. Monday, Bombay Stock Exchange's
30-Share Sensex settled at 13531.27, down 469.54 points or 3.4% from Friday.

    National Stock Exchange's 50-share Nifty closed at 4072.90, down 155.55
points or 3.7%.

    Late Tuesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an $85 bln emergency
loan for AIG to prevent it from collapsing.

    At 2:48PM, Sensex was at 13304.56, down 1.59% from Tuesday while Nifty
was at 4013.35, down 1.51%.

    According to Franklin Templeton Mutual, Asian region has demonstrated
resilience amid these negative news flows, helped by increased intra-regional
trade and domestic consumption. However, markets have been impacted by
rise in foreign investor outflows.

    The mutual fund believes any surprise monetary easing in developed economies could provide some succour over the near term.

    The sharp fall in global crude oil prices and commodities is positive for
the Indian economy and could provide flexibility to RBI for managing the
monetary policy, the fund house remarked.

    The Indian central bank increased cash reserve ratio by 150 basis points
and its repo tender rate by 175 basis points to 9.00% each in this calendar
year so far, to tame inflation.

STRATEGY

    The fund house has been closely monitoring the situation and actively
seizing on the evolving opportunities.

    "Over the years, we have seen situations like these, and believe that
they provide a great opportunity to long term investors like us," Franklin
Mutual said.

ADVISE
    Rather than getting swayed by short-term market trends, Franklin
Templeton Mutual advises investors to beat market volatility by investing in
equity funds regularly through systematic investment plans.
 
 
 

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