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world equity markets 2014-02-28.2014-03-31

The Nifty was up a whopping 6.81% (10.31% in USD terms) in March.

World Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) -0.78%
CAC(FRA) +0.50%
UKX(GBR) -2.52%
NKY(JPN) -0.33%
SPX(USA) +0.27%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +5.49%
INMEX(MEX) +4.69%
NGSEINDX(NGA) -3.17%
XU030(TUR) +14.45%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +7.06%
SHCOMP(CHN) -0.43%
NIFTY(IND) +7.08%
INDEXCF(RUS) -5.10%
TOP40(ZAF) +1.37%

Commodities

CME
Gold Futures $1283.40 -2.88%
Silver Futures $19.73 -6.93%
Platinum Futures $1418.50 -1.92%
Copper Futures $3.05 -5.93%
Nymex Steel Futures $639.00 +1.91%
Brent Crude Oil Last Day Financial Futures $107.76 -1.20%
E-mini Natural Gas Futures $4.37 -5.16%

Nifty Heatmap

CNX NIFTY heatmap 2014-02-28.2014-03-31

Index performance

index performance 2014-02-28.2014-03-31

Top winners and losers

PNB +34.72%
YESBANK +35.74%
ADANIENT +44.74%
GLAXO -15.50%
INFY -14.17%
HCLTECH -11.73%
Beta is in, Defensives are out…

ETFs

PSUBNKBEES +25.62%
INFRABEES +16.88%
BANKBEES +16.63%
JUNIORBEES +8.70%
NIFTYBEES +5.61%
GOLDBEES -5.02%
PSU bank rallied on RBI’s decision to postpone Basel III…

Advancers and Decliners

advance-decline line 2.2014-02-28.2014-03-31

Investment Theme Performance

Sector Performance

sector performance 2014-02-28.2014-03-31

Yield Curve

yield Curve 2014-02-28.2014-03-28

Interbank Rates

mibor 30days 2014-03-31

Thought to Sum up the Month

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