HSBC has significantly reduced its FY25 earnings growth forecast for the Nifty 50 from 15 per cent to just 5 per cent. It has cut Sensex by more than 5000 points for the year.

HSBC has downgraded its India outlook from 'overweight' to 'neutral,' with a BSE Sensex target of ₹85,990 for 2025. The move is mainly prompted by worries over falling corporate profits and elevated market valuations.

HSBC has downgraded Indian equities to ’Neutral’ due to high valuations and slowing growth, adjusting its Sensex target for 2025 to 85,990. Despite robust structural factors, earnings growth forecasts have been cut significantly,

HSBC has downgraded Indian equity stocks to "neutral" from "overweight" on December 9. "The cyclical growth slowdown and elevated valuations have capped the upside in the near term... (and) we see muted market returns in 2025," HSBC said in its note.

HSBC has downgraded its rating on India to 'Neutral' from 'overweight', forecasting a Sensex target of Rs 85,990 for 2025. They reduced FY25 earnings growth for Nifty 50 from 15% to 5%, citing unsustainable profit growth and elevated valuations.

HSBC cut its rating on Indian equities to "neutral" on Thursday, joining a growing list of global brokerages that have tempered their bets on Asia's third-largest economy on slowing growth and elevated valuations.

The Indian economy is facing slow economic growth and HSBC Global Research has downgraded the Indian stock market outlook from "overweight" to "neutral".The global financial services firm in a report said profits at India Inc have softened while valuations are evaluated.