India Stocks Fall to One-Month Low on Rates Concern, Goldman BusinessWeek
By Rajhkumar K Shaaw and Hemal Savai
April 19 (Bloomberg) -- India’s stocks fell to a one-month low on speculation the central bank will tighten monetary policy after China sought to cool its property market, and as U.S. regulators filed a suit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
The Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensitive Index, or Sensex, lost 190.50, or 1.1 percent, to 17,400.68, extending last week’s 1.9 percent retreat. The gauge slid for a fifth day, its longest losing streak since Jan. 27, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Goldman Sachs for fraud tied to collateralized debt obligations and Britain and Germany said they will study the firm’s transactions.
India’s “stock markets will be impacted through risk aversion,” said Aneesh Srivastava, the Mumbai-based chief investment officer who manages $247 million at IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Co. “If global investors start withdrawing money and become risk averse, then that would be a concern.”


