Weekly Recap: Why are all the good guys taken?

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Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) +0.80%
CAC(FRA) +1.50%
UKX(GBR) +0.61%
NKY(JPN) +2.34%
SPX(USA) +0.88%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +0.48%
INMEX(MEX) +1.36%
NGSEINDX(NGA) +6.52%
XU030(TUR) -0.50%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +1.08%
SHCOMP(CHN) +1.34%
NIFTY(IND) +0.32%
INDEXCF(RUS) -2.47%
TOP40(ZAF) +0.30%

Commodities

Energy
Brent Crude Oil -1.67%
RBOB Gasoline +1.77%
WTI Crude Oil -3.96%
Heating Oil +8.30%
Natural Gas +5.42%
Ethanol +0.28%
Metals
Palladium -1.69%
Platinum -3.61%
Copper +0.00%
Gold 100oz -2.36%
Silver 5000oz -3.53%

Currencies

USDEUR:+0.14% USDJPY:+0.27%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +0.21%
USDMXN(MEX) +0.90%
USDNGN(NGA) -1.94%
USDTRY(TUR) -0.32%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) +1.21%
USDCNY(CHN) +0.25%
USDINR(IND) +0.04%
USDRUB(RUS) -2.38%
USDZAR(ZAF) +0.05%
Agricultural
Cattle -2.49%
Cocoa +1.04%
Cotton +2.94%
Lean Hogs +8.86%
Soybean Meal +4.14%
Soybeans +0.83%
Sugar #11 -3.09%
Wheat -4.05%
White Sugar -0.47%
Coffee (Arabica) -9.31%
Feeder Cattle -2.69%
Lumber -2.84%
Corn -0.13%
Orange Juice -4.07%
Coffee (Robusta) -3.28%

Credit Indices

Index Change
Markit CDX EM +0.20%
Markit CDX NA HY -0.06%
Markit CDX NA IG -1.35%
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG -4.89%
Markit iTraxx Australia -4.29%
Markit iTraxx Europe -3.72%
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover -12.07%
Markit iTraxx Japan -1.86%
Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe +0.22%
Markit LCDX (Loan CDS) +0.00%
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) +1.66%
Most equity markets ended this week on a positive note. The precious metals complex, however, were gasping for breath. The US Dollar rally remained somewhat intact. Credit spreads mostly tighter…

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) -0.96% 71/62
2 +0.48% 62/71
3 +5.52% 72/61
4 +3.51% 75/58
5 +2.91% 69/64
6 +2.53% 69/64
7 +2.77% 69/64
8 +2.84% 70/63
9 +3.18% 68/65
10 (mega) +2.73% 66/67
Midcaps outperformed the large-caps.

Top Winners and Losers

BHARATFORG +7.76%
CONCOR +11.59%
JINDALSTEL +27.59%
HEROMOTOCO -6.80%
GODREJCP -6.25%
PETRONET -5.68%
Bharatforge was up on defense and joint-venture announcements; Hero Motors’ promoters are dumping their own stock and the market is not taking it lying down…

ETF Performance

PSUBNKBEES +2.11%
CPSEETF +1.77%
INFRABEES +0.54%
JUNIORBEES +0.12%
NIFTYBEES -0.24%
GOLDBEES -1.10%
BANKBEES -2.12%
Private vs. Public sector banks: a delicate balance between the well and awfully managed; between efficiency and never-ending bailouts; profit-motive vs. political calculus; a cold-embrace where just when one tries to make a profit, the other can light tax-payer money on fire…

Yield Curve

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Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
GSEC TB -0.10 +0.18%
GSEC SUB 1-3 -0.21 +0.05%
GSEC SUB 3-8 -0.10 +0.37%
GSEC SUB 8 -0.04 -0.21%
Flat curve, flatter P&L

Investment Theme Performance

Equity Mutual Funds

Bond Mutual Funds

Thought for the weekend

Why are there lots of single “boring Bernards and psycho Suzies?”

Because good couples stay together for longer.
Even if there is a large share of good romantic partners, most single people are crazy.
Even if only 50% of the population is crazy, in equilibrium around 63% of single people are crazy.

Source: A Dynamic Theory of Romantic Choice

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