Weekly Recap: Experience vs. Memory

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Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) -1.42%
CAC(FRA) -1.05%
UKX(GBR) -2.39%
NKY(JPN) -1.40%
SPX(USA) -2.43%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) -0.85%
INMEX(MEX) -1.38%
NGSEINDX(NGA) +4.19%
XU030(TUR) -2.11%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) -3.75%
SHCOMP(CHN) +2.04%
NIFTY(IND) -2.68%
INDEXCF(RUS) -3.51%
TOP40(ZAF) -1.96%

Commodities

Energy
Ethanol +0.20%
WTI Crude Oil +5.63%
Brent Crude Oil +2.21%
Natural Gas -4.59%
Heating Oil -0.01%
RBOB Gasoline +0.28%
Metals
Copper -0.36%
Gold 100oz +1.09%
Silver 5000oz +1.19%
Palladium -5.09%
Platinum +0.08%

Currencies

USDEUR:-0.58% USDJPY:-0.86%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) -0.45%
USDMXN(MEX) +1.29%
USDNGN(NGA) -0.10%
USDTRY(TUR) +1.33%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) +0.48%
USDCNY(CHN) +0.18%
USDINR(IND) -0.08%
USDRUB(RUS) -2.49%
USDZAR(ZAF) +0.06%
Agricultural
Cattle +2.56%
Corn +1.36%
Feeder Cattle +1.78%
Wheat -4.05%
Cotton +0.92%
Soybeans -0.46%
Sugar #11 -4.65%
White Sugar -1.91%
Coffee (Arabica) -3.53%
Coffee (Robusta) -0.66%
Lumber +0.28%
Soybean Meal -0.68%
Cocoa -1.29%
Lean Hogs +4.79%
Orange Juice +10.93%

Credit Indices

Index Change
Markit CDX EM +0.62%
Markit CDX NA HY +0.09%
Markit CDX NA IG +0.79%
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG -1.54%
Markit iTraxx Australia -0.45%
Markit iTraxx Europe -1.36%
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover -1.06%
Markit iTraxx Japan -1.24%
Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe -0.42%
Markit LCDX (Loan CDS) +0.00%
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) +1.48%
It was a sea of red ink in the markets this week. Oil gyrated and the US Dollar ended mixed.

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) -12.20% 58/76
2 -8.87% 52/81
3 -7.74% 50/83
4 -7.73% 52/81
5 -6.92% 54/79
6 -6.81% 57/77
7 -5.57% 47/86
8 -5.34% 56/77
9 -3.95% 62/71
10 (mega) -3.40% 68/66
Stocks across the board got shellacked…

Top Winners and Losers

BPCL +3.10%
AUROPHARMA +3.97%
UPL +4.30%
PNB -9.89%
SRTRANSFIN -9.15%
BOSCHLTD -7.88%
Momentum names were hurt the most…

ETF Performance

GOLDBEES +1.61%
INFRABEES -1.04%
CPSEETF -2.44%
NIFTYBEES -2.71%
BANKBEES -3.15%
JUNIORBEES -3.24%
PSUBNKBEES -5.50%
PSU banks are yet to fully acknowledge the full extent of NPAs. Also, who is going to fill the holes in their balance-sheets?

Yield Curve

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Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
GSEC TB +0.35 +0.03%
GSEC SUB 1-3 +0.38 -0.33%
GSEC SUB 3-8 +0.12 -0.80%
GSEC SUB 8 +0.04 -0.54%
The long end of the curve came under a bit of pressure…

Investment Theme Performance

Equity Mutual Funds

Bond Mutual Funds

Thought to sum up the week

Our “experiencing selves” and our “remembering selves” perceive facts differently.

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