Weekly Recap: Surge!

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Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) -1.19%
CAC(FRA) -1.72%
UKX(GBR) -0.71%
NKY(JPN) -1.45%
SPX(USA) -0.31%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) -0.50%
INMEX(MEX) -0.15%
NGSEINDX(NGA) -13.03%
XU030(TUR) +2.55%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +0.73%
SHCOMP(CHN) +1.57%
NIFTY(IND) -1.32%
INDEXCF(RUS) +8.50%
TOP40(ZAF) -1.61%

Commodities

Energy
Ethanol -8.70%
Brent Crude Oil -11.76%
Heating Oil -6.41%
Natural Gas -3.70%
RBOB Gasoline -8.49%
WTI Crude Oil -9.43%
Metals
Platinum +2.32%
Gold 100oz +2.78%
Silver 5000oz +5.81%
Copper -1.76%
Palladium +1.02%

Currencies

USDEUR:+1.44% USDJPY:-1.50%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +0.81%
USDMXN(MEX) -1.40%
USDNGN(NGA) -2.29%
USDTRY(TUR) -2.00%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) -2.19%
USDCNY(CHN) +0.02%
USDINR(IND) -1.53%
USDRUB(RUS) +4.93%
USDZAR(ZAF) -1.79%
Agricultural
Cattle -2.98%
Corn +1.98%
Orange Juice -2.50%
Soybean Meal +2.07%
Soybeans +4.65%
Cotton +1.86%
Lean Hogs -3.52%
Sugar #11 +4.77%
Feeder Cattle -1.12%
Lumber -2.61%
Wheat -1.99%
Cocoa +2.41%
Coffee (Arabica) +13.60%
Coffee (Robusta) +7.25%
White Sugar +3.45%

Credit Indices

Index Change
Markit CDX EM -1.72%
Markit CDX NA HY -0.96%
Markit CDX NA IG +3.91%
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG +12.78%
Markit iTraxx Australia +7.50%
Markit iTraxx Europe +1.52%
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover +8.23%
Markit iTraxx Japan +5.72%
Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe +1.50%
Markit LCDX (Loan CDS) +0.06%
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) +1.54%
Precious metals found a bid, the dollar rally took a pause for the cause, energy continued to tumble, credit widened and Nigeria got ground to dust.

Nifty Heatmap

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Index Returns

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Sector Performance

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Advance Decline

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Market Cap Decile Performance

Decile Mkt. Cap. Adv/Decl
1 (micro) +2.17% 66/70
2 +1.39% 70/66
3 +0.62% 73/63
4 +3.15% 74/63
5 +0.78% 74/62
6 -0.28% 64/72
7 +0.29% 68/69
8 +0.01% 66/70
9 -0.54% 59/77
10 (mega) -0.44% 66/71
Mid-caps were a sight for sore eyes…

Top Winners and Losers

HINDPETRO +7.84%
UBL +8.18%
HINDUNILVR +14.37%
PFC -8.51%
NMDC -7.89%
IDEA -7.69%
Who would’ve thunk that Unilever can post double digit returns in a week?

ETF Performance

GOLDBEES +0.21%
INFRABEES -1.09%
NIFTYBEES -1.30%
CPSEETF -1.47%
BANKBEES -2.62%
JUNIORBEES -2.87%
PSUBNKBEES -4.84%
After “gyan sangam” comes the hangover. Decades of mismanagement, vested interests and perverse incentives cannot be wished away…

Yield Curve

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Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
GSEC TB -0.27 +0.23%
GSEC SUB 1-3 -0.63 +0.31%
GSEC SUB 3-8 -0.03 +0.46%
GSEC SUB 8 +0.03 -0.05%
Rate cuts factored in and some more…

Investment Theme Performance

Thought for the weekend

If your hairdresser or auto mechanic is busy, you get penciled in for next week. She doesn’t tell you she’ll fit you in tomorrow at double her usual rate.

Source: Surge!