The Nifty ended the week +1.72% (+1.53% in USD terms). It was week with a lot of surprises. The market expected the RBI to raise rates but it held steady. The consensus was that the US Fed would hold off tapering but it announced a $10B taper. Three months ago, stock markets around the world fell on taper fears, but rallied when the taper was finally announced.
Index Performance
IT stocks rallied on improving US and Eurozone fundamentals. Glaxo’s buyback offer pushed MNC & Pharma indices.
Top Winners and Losers
| SRTRANSFIN | +10.53% |
| CUMMINSIND | +11.18% |
| GLAXO | +19.13% |
| UBL | -4.21% |
| HDFCBANK | -3.67% |
| JINDALSTEL | -3.60% |
ETFs
| JUNIORBEES | +4.08% |
| INFRABEES | +2.36% |
| NIFTYBEES | +1.60% |
| PSUBNKBEES | +1.39% |
| BANKBEES | -1.27% |
| GOLDBEES | -2.07% |
Advancers and Decliners
Yield Curve
RBI’s decision to hold rates steady lead to a pretty adjustment…
Investment Theme Performance
| Market Elephants | +10.62% |
| Growth with Moat | +7.67% |
| Balance-sheet Strength | +6.99% |
| Velocity* | +6.50% |
| Efficient Growth | +5.33% |
| Momentum 200 | +5.13% |
| Long Term Equity* | +5.02% |
| Financial Strength Value | +4.07% |
| Quality to Price | +3.90% |
| Consistent10* | +3.70% |
| Magic Formula Investing | +2.14% |
| Market Fliers | +2.07% |
| ADAG Mania | +0.97% |
| Enterprise Yield | +0.13% |
*Contributed Themes
Sector Performance
Thought for the Weekend
If you thought women disliked randy ads, think again.
When men and women view sex-based ads featuring a cheap watch versus an expensive one, their reactions differ. Men’s reactions don’t vary much, regardless of how much the watch costs. Women, in contrast, strongly dislike the sexual ad when it’s selling a very cheap watch, but they tolerate it when it’s selling a watch that’s expensive.
Source: Women Will Tolerate Sexually Explicit Ads — at the Right Price