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JP Morgan downgrades India equities, favors Asia tech

|April 26, 2026

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In its Asia Equity Strategy report dated April 24, JP Morgan downgraded India equities to "Neutral" and raised allocation to technology and Taiwan, citing an accelerating AI cycle, rising macro risks and valuation pressures, according to ANI and Punjab Kesari. The report said there has been "a sharp acceleration of gains across AI stocks in Asia this month" and that improving developments around model capabilities, pricing and funding have "materially raised the future growth trajectory," per the report. JP Morgan flagged elevated valuations, earnings downside and dilution from heavy equity issuance as headwinds for India, noting India's premium to MSCI EM has compressed to 65% and that it lowered CY26E/27E MSCI India EPS growth forecasts to 11%/13%, according to the report.

What happened

In its Asia Equity Strategy report dated April 24, JP Morgan downgraded India equities to "Neutral" and increased weightings to technology and Taiwan, according to reporting by ANI and Punjab Kesari. The report states "we lower our allocation in Indian equities to Neutral," and that "there has been a sharp acceleration of gains across AI stocks in Asia this month." The brokerage wrote that developments in model capabilities, pricing and funding have "materially raised the future growth trajectory."

What the report cites

The report flagged a set of headwinds for India, including "elevated valuations relative to EM peers, earnings risks, dilution concerns and limited exposure to next-gen tech," per the report. It noted India's premium to MSCI EM has compressed to 65%. The report also said it lowered CY26E/27E MSCI India EPS growth to 11%/13% and highlighted risks from energy supply disruptions, heavy equity issuance and a potentially weak monsoon, per the published text.

Industry context

Editorial analysis: Investors and market strategists have been repositioning toward markets with higher exposure to semiconductors, datacenters and AI-related hardware because those sectors capture direct demand from generative-AI model training and inference. Taiwan's listed ecosystem contains a large share of semiconductor and foundry names, which is why regional allocation shifts toward Taiwan and technology appear alongside AI-cycle commentary.

Implications for markets and practitioners

Editorial analysis: A reallocation of institutional flows toward Asia tech could raise relative valuations and capital availability for chipmakers, datacenter operators and suppliers of AI infrastructure. Conversely, markets with limited representation in next-gen tech may underperform if sector-specific capital flows accelerate.

What to watch

For practitioners and market observers: monitor revisions to Asia tech earnings and capex guidance, changes in semiconductor order books, large equity issuance in India (IPOs and stake sales), ETF flows into Taiwan and tech-focused funds, and macro indicators cited by the report such as energy prices and rainfall forecasts that could affect agricultural income and consumer demand.

Reporting note

The factual claims above are drawn from JP Morgan's Asia Equity Strategy report as summarized in ANI and Punjab Kesari on April 26, 2026.

Scoring Rationale

This is a notable institutional allocation shift: it signals increased capital focus on AI-related hardware and Taiwan-listed tech, which matters for valuations and funding in semiconductors and datacenter supply chains used by ML practitioners.