Monthly Recap: Desires > Aspirations

world.2014-11-28.2014-12-31

Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) -2.17%
CAC(FRA) -3.14%
UKX(GBR) -2.60%
NKY(JPN) -0.05%
SPX(USA) -0.45%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +1.80%
INMEX(MEX) -5.54%
NGSEINDX(NGA) +0.33%
XU030(TUR) -0.93%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) -11.79%
SHCOMP(CHN) +20.57%
NIFTY(IND) -2.24%
INDEXCF(RUS) -8.94%
TOP40(ZAF) -1.15%

Commodities

Energy
Ethanol -21.95%
Brent Crude Oil -20.57%
WTI Crude Oil -21.45%
Heating Oil -19.32%
Natural Gas -27.91%
RBOB Gasoline -24.60%
Metals
Copper -1.05%
Platinum +0.32%
Gold 100oz +1.75%
Palladium -1.43%
Silver 5000oz +1.95%

Currencies

USDEUR:+3.62% USDJPY:+1.55%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +2.78%
USDMXN(MEX) +6.70%
USDNGN(NGA) +2.44%
USDTRY(TUR) +5.62%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) +4.93%
USDCNY(CHN) +1.02%
USDINR(IND) +2.04%
USDRUB(RUS) +18.77%
USDZAR(ZAF) +5.51%
Agricultural
Coffee (Robusta) -12.45%
Lumber +0.82%
Soybeans -1.26%
Sugar #11 -8.60%
Wheat +0.26%
White Sugar -6.78%
Cattle -1.69%
Corn +4.84%
Orange Juice -3.12%
Feeder Cattle -3.24%
Soybean Meal -8.73%
Cocoa +3.43%
Coffee (Arabica) -14.03%
Cotton -3.09%
Lean Hogs -9.28%

Credit Indices

Index Change
Markit CDX EM -2.46%
Markit CDX NA HY -1.07%
Markit CDX NA IG +5.22%
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG +1.76%
Markit iTraxx Australia +1.01%
Markit iTraxx Europe +2.30%
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover +10.27%
Markit iTraxx Japan +2.28%
Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe -1.51%
Markit LCDX (Loan CDS) -0.49%
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) +5.27%
The dollar rallied, oil collapsed, credit spreads widened and the sag in coffee kept punters awake.
Russia and Brazil were the worst performing markets. From Brics to Rics to Ics…

Index Returns

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Advance Decline

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Market Cap Decile Performance

Decile Mkt. Cap. Adv/Decl
1 (small) -9.85% 66/73
2 -5.19% 58/82
3 -4.45% 65/75
4 -2.74% 66/73
5 -3.71% 61/79
6 -3.54% 72/68
7 -1.31% 65/75
8 -1.14% 74/66
9 +0.52% 74/66
10 (mega) -2.85% 73/67
December was brutal, especially for small and mid caps…

Top Winners and Losers

UNIONBANK +11.22%
INFRATEL +12.24%
BAJAJFINSV +13.65%
RCOM -22.24%
TATASTEEL -15.62%
BPCL -13.43%
RCOM vs. Infratel, enuf said.

ETF Performance

BANKBEES +1.51%
GOLDBEES +0.87%
JUNIORBEES +0.24%
PSUBNKBEES +0.08%
CPSEETF -2.57%
NIFTYBEES -3.51%
INFRABEES -7.45%
Banks survived…

Yield Curve

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Interbank Lending

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Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
GSEC TB -0.16 +0.77%
GSEC SUB 1-3 +0.23 +1.09%
GSEC SUB 3-8 -0.22 +1.65%
GSEC SUB 8 -0.32 +2.72%
#winning

Investment Theme Performance

Thought to sum up the month

When our aspirations conflict with our desires, our desires often win out. How do we stick to our long-term goals?

Make them easy and automatic, make them a matter of habit, and make them fun.

Source: How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

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