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Kerala concerns, Sensex surge

Headline numbers suggest that the recent virus outbreak in Kerala has been brought under control, but that seems to be in large part a reflection of a sharp fall in testing. And with vaccination coverage still low, the risk of new national virus waves continues to loom. That is probably the key risk to our view that the rally in Indian equities - which hit a record high this week - has further to run.

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