Weekly Recap: Buying More Stuff Makes You Miserable

world equity markets 2014-03-07.2014-03-14

The Nifty ended the week -0.34% (-1.21% in USD terms.)

Major
DAX(DEU) -3.15%
CAC(FRA) -3.44%
UKX(GBR) -2.75%
NKY(JPN) -6.20%
SPX(USA) -1.84%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +4.11%
INMEX(MEX) -2.95%
NGSEINDX(NGA) -2.01%
XU030(TUR) +0.47%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) -3.52%
SHCOMP(CHN) -2.60%
NIFTY(IND) -0.34%
INDEXCF(RUS) -7.61%
TOP40(ZAF) -3.35%

Nifty Heatmap

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Index Performance

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Top winners and losers

CUMMINSIND +6.26%
BPCL +6.41%
IDFC +8.66%
INFY -9.25%
SAIL -9.13%
SSLT -7.94%
Infosys got whacked on muted growth outlook and Sesa on falling commodity prices thanks to a slowing China. Cummins: a well managed cap stock with a strong balance sheet that is transitioning from a value stock to a momentum stock.

ETFs

INFRABEES +10.26%
PSUBNKBEES +2.75%
BANKBEES +0.70%
GOLDBEES +0.54%
JUNIORBEES -1.36%
NIFTYBEES -1.50%
Infrastructure, the last two weeks has seen a reversal of fortunes. Will it last?

Advancers and Decliners

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Investment Theme Performance

The tech-heavy momentum strategies under performed. Mid-tier IT stocks were the worst.

Sector Performance

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Yield Curve

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Thought for the weekend

Instead of making us happier, getting more stuff drags us down. In a new paper published in the journal Motivation and Emotion, Knox College psychology professor Tim Kasser shows, through a series of experiments spanning from six months to 12 years, that when people become more materialistic, their emotional well-being takes a dive.

The connection between our stuff and our self-esteem is a two-way street: If we become less materialistic, our well-being will improve. If our well-being improves, we tend to be less materialistic.

Source: Here’s Proof Buying More Stuff Actually Makes You Miserable