But if you will notice, nifty future wants to rise more and fall less. When Dow was 11,000 + in april 2010, we were 5300 +.
Now dow is around 9900 and we are at 5300. In the last 10 days or so, market is falling less as compared to global peers and rising at every opportunity.
FTSE is rising because thats how human patterns repeat itself again and again. Also yesterday FTSE factored all Dow losses and so today a new pattern was expected to emerge.
All I am trying to say is that we are yet to make a higher high. The last 10 days you mentioned nifty has managed to make lower highs and higher lows. Even the low today at 5210 is the lowest in last 15 days or so.
I am not saying that it can't touch 5400 or 5500 but my point of argument is that downside risk is much more than potential upside.
If you feel that India's economy is 70% sustainable on local demand how do you explain the event of 2007 and beyond?
The truth is most of the markets are depended on America as it is the biggest consumer. The entire IT sector gets its revenue from America and Europe.
The consumption you are talking about most of it is subsidized. This doesn't generate substantial profits as still our major population is below the poverty line.
The P/E of India stock market is 23 compared to 18 in China Growth rate of India is 8.5% and China is 12.1%.
Last time we reached P/E of 23+ was Nov 2006 and This year April 2010. All I am saying is that this P/E is at historical Highs. I am not sure if you watch BDI index (Baltic Dry Index) which suggests the economic activity in the entire world as it links shipping rate and other things to it. That shows what is really going on it Peaked in May too.
Your argument that dow was 11300 and Nifty was at 5300 at that time and now it is at 9800 and Nifty is still at 5300. You fail to acknowledge the year to date performance which brings down that gap. Secondly Nifty when rose in feb from 4700 it only went to 5400 and previous high being 5310 whereas dow went from 9800 to 11300 and 600 points or 6% above its previous highs. The dow outperformed on the upside. FTSE outperformed on the upside. Now it was India who outperformed on the upside due to the string of positive news. However, If you see the Defy index dollar adjusted index you will find a completely different picture.
Defty is more useful measure for FIIs.
I am not arguing that Nifty has outperformed and looks the most bullish market at the moment the only thing I am saying is that it can't be the only market moving up and rest falling in the medium term.
Also the upside is capped whereas downside is huge.