Weekly Recap: More Information ≠ Better Decisions

Nifty weekly heatmap

The Nifty ended on a tepid note: -0.72% (-1.28% in USD terms).

Index Performance

Media outperformed by a mile and a half…

index weekly performance

Top Winners and Losers

ADANIENT +10.58%
FEDERALBNK +12.54%
UBL +13.76%
BHEL -7.07%
JINDALSTEL -6.84%
EXIDEIND -5.59%
Jindal Steel gave up most of its recent gains…

Etfs

PSUBNKBEES +4.53%
GOLDBEES +3.04%
JUNIORBEES +1.58%
BANKBEES +1.47%
INFRABEES +0.70%
NIFTYBEES -0.45%
PSU Banks put in a strong performance. This is what happens to your stock price when a truck filled with cash rams into your door…

Advancers and Decliners

advancers and decliners

Yield Curve

All quiet on the rate front…

yield curve

Interbank Rates

… interbank lending rates continue to fall.

mibor interbank rates

Sector Performance

weekly sector performance

Investment Theme Performance

Momentum barely broke even while value portfolios performed

Thought for the Weekend

The more we look for new rationale to make decisions, the further we are from understanding. The harder we look, the more we’ll find. The more we find, the more we’ll mis-weigh what we find. The more we mis-weigh, the more likely we are to make a poor decision.

Source: More information might not improve your ability to make decisions

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