Friday, October 17, 2025

Morgan Stanley prefers Japan & India equities versus total rising markets

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NEW DELHI: Overseas brokerage, Morgan Stanley mentioned in a report that it continues to favor Japan and India versus total rising markets (EM) and China this 12 months.

MSCI EM has remained weak on the index stage with YTD efficiency of -6.1 per cent, following subdued absolute and relative efficiency in 2023.

Inside EM markets, the highest three performers are Turkey, Egypt, Colombia; in distinction, Korea, Chile, Hong Kong had been the underside three performing markets. Inside EM sectors, all sectors have delivered detrimental absolute returns YTD.

Supplies, Actual Property and Shopper Discretionary are the worst three performers whereas Vitality, Utilities and Financials are the very best three, the report mentioned.

Japan has made a powerful begin to 2024 with TOPIX gaining +5.3 per cent YTD (in JPY phrases or +0.2 per cent in US$) as of January 18.

Sturdy nominal GDP development and optimistic earnings revisions in addition to a structural pattern to rising ROE have been driving the outperformance versus RoW. Japan stays a key OW market on the world fairness stage with a TOPIX base-case goal worth of 2600 (+4 per cent upside) and a rising chance of our bull case of 2800 (+12 per cent upside) coming into play as fund re-allocations to Japan have been excessive 12 months thus far driving a number of growth.

Japan has outperformed the general EM 12 months thus far to 18th January (+5.3 per cent in JPY or 0.2 per cent in US$ versus -6.1 per cent for MSCI EM in US$). Backside six worst performing markets YTD embody: Korea, Chile, Hong Kong, South Africa, Poland, and China. High six greatest performing markets are Turkey, Egypt, Colombia, Hungary, Greece, and Saudi Arabia, the report mentioned.

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