Weekly Recap: Risk

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Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) +1.72%
CAC(FRA) +0.95%
UKX(GBR) +0.97%
NKY(JPN) -1.54%
SPX(USA) -0.65%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +2.54%
INMEX(MEX) +2.38%
NGSEINDX(NGA) -3.50%
XU030(TUR) +1.33%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +2.53%
SHCOMP(CHN) -7.85%
NIFTY(IND) -3.59%
INDEXCF(RUS) +3.36%
TOP40(ZAF) +2.26%

Commodities

Energy
Ethanol -0.48%
Heating Oil +7.11%
WTI Crude Oil +12.06%
RBOB Gasoline -0.87%
Brent Crude Oil +9.95%
Natural Gas +1.64%
Metals
Gold 100oz -2.32%
Palladium -2.78%
Copper +1.30%
Platinum -0.73%
Silver 5000oz -5.81%

Currencies

USDEUR:+1.52% USDJPY:-0.45%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +0.30%
USDMXN(MEX) -0.84%
USDNGN(NGA) -0.04%
USDTRY(TUR) +0.23%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) +2.66%
USDCNY(CHN) +0.01%
USDINR(IND) +0.50%
USDRUB(RUS) -5.39%
USDZAR(ZAF) +2.72%
Agricultural
Cattle +0.50%
Cocoa +1.91%
Coffee (Arabica) -1.19%
Lean Hogs +6.16%
Lumber -3.34%
Soybean Meal -1.99%
Sugar #11 +4.89%
Wheat -4.26%
Feeder Cattle -4.41%
Orange Juice +1.41%
White Sugar +1.80%
Coffee (Robusta) -4.16%
Corn -0.75%
Cotton -4.89%
Soybeans -1.21%

Credit Indices

Index Change
Markit CDX EM -0.08%
Markit CDX NA HY +0.18%
Markit CDX NA IG +2.08%
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG +14.30%
Markit iTraxx Australia +6.45%
Markit iTraxx Europe +3.44%
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover +9.89%
Markit iTraxx Japan +4.46%
Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe +0.76%
Markit LCDX (Loan CDS) -0.11%
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) +1.27%
A total mess of week that saw a sudden collapse, money being sucked out of risk-assets of all types and a retrace in most markets. This one goes to buy-and-hold dollar-cost averagers…

Nifty Heatmap

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Index Returns

For a deeper dive into indices, check out our weekly Index Update.
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Sector Performance

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Market Cap Decile Performance

Decile Mkt. Cap. Adv/Decl
1 (micro) -10.11% 69/65
2 -8.75% 45/89
3 -8.68% 48/86
4 -9.56% 41/92
5 -8.71% 42/92
6 -7.32% 44/90
7 -7.77% 57/76
8 -5.78% 53/81
9 -5.45% 52/82
10 (mega) -5.32% 59/75
Massacre across the board…

Top Winners and Losers

CAIRN +2.75%
APOLLOHOSP +3.10%
NMDC +7.47%
BANKINDIA -14.98%
CANBK -14.40%
UNIONBANK -12.46%
PSU banks took it on the chin…

ETF Performance

GOLDBEES -1.27%
CPSEETF -2.37%
JUNIORBEES -3.37%
NIFTYBEES -3.69%
INFRABEES -4.48%
BANKBEES -4.49%
PSUBNKBEES -7.42%
Not a single ETF ended the week in the green…

Yield Curve

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Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
0 5 -0.01 +0.16%
5 10 +0.01 +0.09%
10 15 -0.02 +0.27%
15 20 +0.02 -0.01%
20 30 -0.01 +0.27%
Stocks down, bonds up?

Investment Theme Performance

Equity Mutual Funds

Bond Mutual Funds

Thought for the weekend

Nothing in the world can give a damn less than risk. Risk doesn’t care about your political views or your morals. It doesn’t care what your view of the market is, or what you were taught in school. It’s an indiscriminate assassin and a master at humbling ideologies.

Source: Risk: Your Best Friend and Worst Enemy