Weekly Recap: The fallacy of inept bad guys

Nifty performance

The Nifty ended the week -2.98% (-2.30% in USD terms.) Banks took much of the heat.

Index Performance

index performance

Top Winners and Losers

ZEEL +6.59%
ASHOKLEY +6.74%
APOLLOHOSP +9.39%
YESBANK -14.45%
DLF -12.97%
BANKINDIA -11.42%
Yesbank continued its roller-coaster ride…

ETFs

INFRABEES +2.50%
JUNIORBEES -0.08%
GOLDBEES -0.44%
NIFTYBEES -2.79%
PSUBNKBEES -5.90%
BANKBEES -6.64%
Is infrastructure finally turning the corner or is this a dead-cat bounce after tumbling last week?

Advancers and Decliners

advance decline ratio

Yield Curve

Long term rates ended higher – it looks like the market is pricing in 50bps rate hike?

yield curve

Interbank Rates

The rates that banks charge each other has come down over the last 30 days. Does it mean that the liquidity crunch is nearing an end?

interbank rates

Sector Performance

sector performance

Thought for the Weekend

It means assuming the opposition is a legitimate threat until they prove otherwise, rather than assuming that they’re incompetent. Most of all, it means abandoning the belief that we deserve to win, and instead believing we have to earn all of our victories the hard way.

Source: The fallacy of inept bad guys