Weekly Recap: The Ultimate Equalizer

world.2015-01-30.2015-02-06

Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) +1.42%
CAC(FRA) +1.88%
UKX(GBR) +1.54%
NKY(JPN) -0.15%
SPX(USA) +2.50%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +1.00%
INMEX(MEX) +4.34%
NGSEINDX(NGA) +1.43%
XU030(TUR) -4.83%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +4.41%
SHCOMP(CHN) -4.19%
NIFTY(IND) -1.68%
INDEXCF(RUS) +6.54%
TOP40(ZAF) +1.40%

Commodities

Energy
Brent Crude Oil +10.69%
Natural Gas -3.56%
Heating Oil +8.80%
Ethanol +3.84%
RBOB Gasoline +9.52%
WTI Crude Oil +9.96%
Metals
Copper +3.17%
Gold 100oz -3.40%
Platinum -1.20%
Silver 5000oz +0.00%
Palladium +1.49%

Currencies

USDEUR:-0.18% USDJPY:+1.44%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) -0.40%
USDMXN(MEX) -0.98%
USDNGN(NGA) +2.87%
USDTRY(TUR) +1.19%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) +3.61%
USDCNY(CHN) -0.10%
USDINR(IND) -0.27%
USDRUB(RUS) -4.59%
USDZAR(ZAF) -1.34%
Agricultural
Cotton +3.32%
Feeder Cattle -5.77%
Lean Hogs -5.17%
Cocoa +2.84%
Coffee (Robusta) +0.78%
Orange Juice -2.21%
Soybean Meal -0.30%
Sugar #11 -1.56%
White Sugar -0.23%
Coffee (Arabica) +2.84%
Corn +4.05%
Lumber -1.77%
Soybeans +1.33%
Wheat +4.92%
Cattle +0.87%

Credit Indices

Index Change
Markit CDX EM +0.23%
Markit CDX NA HY +0.20%
Markit CDX NA IG -0.16%
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG -2.37%
Markit iTraxx Australia -1.91%
Markit iTraxx Europe -1.10%
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover -7.98%
Markit iTraxx Japan -0.66%
Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe +1.02%
Markit LCDX (Loan CDS) +0.05%
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) +1.79%
Looks like the dollar rally stalled out and the energy complex got a huge boost. US and European markets ended in the green. Credit narrowed as well.

Nifty Heatmap

CNX NIFTY.2015-01-30.2015-02-06

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) -1.85% 69/63
2 -0.11% 62/70
3 +0.28% 68/64
4 -0.64% 66/65
5 -0.72% 68/64
6 -0.69% 67/65
7 -1.03% 55/76
8 -0.74% 67/65
9 -2.18% 64/68
10 (mega) -2.59% 64/68
The market sank as a whole…

Top Winners and Losers

HCLTECH +9.09%
CAIRN +9.13%
UPL +16.29%
CROMPGREAV -16.12%
ADANIPORTS -11.98%
HINDPETRO -11.30%
Oil prices staged a smart bounce back: CAIRN #winning, HPCL #loser.

ETF Performance

INFRABEES -0.17%
GOLDBEES -1.12%
CPSEETF -1.44%
NIFTYBEES -1.66%
JUNIORBEES -1.86%
BANKBEES -5.38%
PSUBNKBEES -9.61%
Bank results were a splash of cold water on a market driven by hopium. Will the budget rescue?

Yield Curve

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Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
GSEC TB +0.02 +0.15%
GSEC SUB 1-3 +0.07 +0.14%
GSEC SUB 3-8 -0.11 +0.36%
GSEC SUB 8 -0.11 +0.79%
Nothing to do but to clip that coupon and hit the links…

Investment Theme Performance

Equity Mutual Funds

Bond Mutual Funds

Thought for the weekend

One of the hardest parts about investing is that no matter what it is that you buy there will almost certainly be another investor, asset class, sector, fund or security that will be outperforming you at any given point in time. Behavior is the ultimate equalizer in the markets. Most investors will always prefer to invest based on a narratives over evidence.

Source: @awealthofcs