Weekly Recap: The Answer

Equities

world equity indices 2014-04-04.2014-04-11

The Nifty ended the week +1.22% (+1.32% in USD terms.)

Major
DAX(DEU) -3.92%
CAC(FRA) -2.65%
UKX(GBR) -2.00%
NKY(JPN) -7.33%
SPX(USA) -2.90%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) -0.85%
INMEX(MEX) -1.16%
NGSEINDX(NGA) +0.96%
XU030(TUR) -0.21%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +1.21%
SHCOMP(CHN) +3.48%
NIFTY(IND) +1.22%
INDEXCF(RUS) -1.45%
TOP40(ZAF) -0.97%

Commodities

Energy
Brent Crude Oil +0.78%
Ethanol -1.58%
Heating Oil +1.01%
Natural Gas +4.19%
RBOB Gasoline +2.62%
WTI Crude Oil +2.23%
Metals
Copper +0.99%
Gold 100oz +1.21%
Palladium +2.21%
Platinum +0.59%
Silver 5000oz +0.50%

Currencies

USDEUR:-1.34% USDJPY:-1.60%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +0.86%
USDMXN(MEX) +0.03%
USDNGN(NGA) -1.96%
USDTRY(TUR) +0.05%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) -0.98%
USDCNY(CHN) -0.03%
USDINR(IND) +0.15%
USDRUB(RUS) +1.05%
USDZAR(ZAF) -0.34%
Agricultural
Cattle +1.26%
Cocoa +0.16%
Coffee (Arabica) +8.19%
Coffee (Robusta) +2.44%
Corn -0.85%
Cotton -2.90%
Feeder Cattle +0.98%
Lean Hogs +1.65%
Lumber -0.30%
Orange Juice +6.93%
Soybean Meal -1.05%
Soybeans -0.61%
Sugar #11 -2.66%
Wheat -1.57%
White Sugar -6.14%

Nifty Heatmap

CNX NIFTY heatmap 2014-04-04.2014-04-11

Index Returns

index performance 2014-04-04.2014-04-11

Top Winners and Losers

CROMPGREAV +11.68%
JPASSOCIAT +12.50%
ADANIENT +17.88%
JINDALSTEL -6.49%
TECHM -4.06%
HEROMOTOCO -3.41%
The recovery trade in full swing…

ETFs

PSUBNKBEES +6.99%
JUNIORBEES +3.19%
INFRABEES +2.78%
BANKBEES +2.33%
GOLDBEES +1.60%
NIFTYBEES +1.20%
PSU Banks and mid-caps rallied. Will infrastructure be next?

Investment Theme Performance

High Beta rallied. Defensives got pummeled.

Sector Performance

sector performance 2014-04-04.2014-04-11

Yield Curve

yield Curve 2014-04-04.2014-04-11

Thought for the weekend

Almost everything about superior investing is a two edged sword. You have to be able to recognize the regime shifts and deploy the right combination of models out of your toolkit accordingly. The worst mistakes often come from being too smart for your own good, especially when putting too much trust in your experience, perspective and instincts.

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