Economics

Stock Rally in India Faces Hurdles Despite World-Beating Growth

  • Investors, strategists see some risks to the nation’s stocks
  • The nation’s GDP grew 8.2 percent, beating the median estimate
Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
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Another thousand-point milestone is within reach for India’s benchmark equity index.

Following the drubbing earlier this year, the S&P BSE Sensex is nearing the 39,000 level, the gauge’s third round-number mark since surpassing its life-time peak two months ago -- a rally that’s helped the gauge cement the tag of Asia’s best performer this year.