Mumbai, Nov. 6 -- Strong corporate earnings, lower crude oil prices and rising foreign institutional investor (FII) inflows are expected to support Indian equity markets in the coming months, with the market outlook remaining positive ahead of the festive trading season, said Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity Research at Kotak Neo.

Speaking to ANI on Friday, Chouhan said the Indian market is on a "very very strong" foundation, backed by improving corporate earnings and expectations of sustained profit growth over the next two years.

He said the second-quarter FY27 earnings performance has been significantly better than the previous three quarters, strengthening the outlook for Indian equities.

"With a year-on-year net profit growth of a...