Monthly Recap: May you live in Interesting Times…

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Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) +1.50%
CAC(FRA) +0.92%
UKX(GBR) -1.16%
NKY(JPN) +1.74%
SPX(USA) +2.15%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +0.02%
INMEX(MEX) -1.61%
NGSEINDX(NGA) +7.83%
XU030(TUR) -9.43%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) -9.81%
SHCOMP(CHN) -0.84%
NIFTY(IND) +4.21%
INDEXCF(RUS) -2.70%
TOP40(ZAF) +2.50%

Commodities

Energy
Ethanol +6.67%
Heating Oil +7.38%
Natural Gas +7.49%
Brent Crude Oil +2.90%
RBOB Gasoline +0.68%
WTI Crude Oil +6.55%
Metals
Copper -7.49%
Platinum -8.82%
Silver 5000oz -10.11%
Gold 100oz -5.52%
Palladium -12.65%

Currencies

USDEUR:+2.47% USDJPY:+2.45%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +3.65%
USDMXN(MEX) +7.17%
USDNGN(NGA) +0.00%
USDTRY(TUR) +5.40%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) +4.23%
USDCNY(CHN) +1.54%
USDINR(IND) +1.69%
USDRUB(RUS) +3.25%
USDZAR(ZAF) +10.07%
Agricultural
Lean Hogs +3.33%
Lumber +2.78%
Orange Juice +20.00%
Wheat -2.56%
White Sugar +2.88%
Coffee (Robusta) +6.04%
Corn +2.81%
Cotton +0.28%
Soybean Meal +18.55%
Soybeans +5.17%
Cattle -2.34%
Cocoa -3.81%
Coffee (Arabica) +1.70%
Feeder Cattle +5.01%
Sugar #11 +7.46%

Credit Indices

Index Change
Markit CDX EM -0.78%
Markit CDX NA HY -0.24%
Markit CDX NA IG +0.19%
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG +0.55%
Markit iTraxx Australia -4.39%
Markit iTraxx Europe -0.16%
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover +3.18%
Markit iTraxx Japan -4.31%
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) -2.00%
The US Dollar rallied, NIFTY was the best performing equity index…

International ETFs (USD)

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Nifty Heatmap

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Index Returns

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Market Cap Decile Performance

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Top Winners and Losers

PIDILITIND +17.11%
LT +17.45%
SRTRANSFIN +25.19%
ADANIPORTS -19.33%
RCOM -16.46%
CIPLA -11.98%
Mirroring the performance of sector indices…

ETF Performance

INFRABEES +5.44%
BANKBEES +4.88%
NIFTYBEES +3.96%
JUNIORBEES +2.15%
PSUBNKBEES +0.93%
CPSEETF -1.09%
GOLDBEES -2.63%
Infrastructure caught a bid. But for how long?

Yield Curve

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Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
0 5 -0.03 +0.73%
5 10 -0.01 +0.73%
10 15 -0.10 +1.38%
15 20 -0.00 +0.71%
20 30 -0.01 +0.79%
Bonds put in a decent performance…

Investment Theme Performance

Low Beta/Volatility outperformed momentum…

Equity Mutual Funds

Bond Mutual Funds

Indian bonds are cheap…

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Institutional flows

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Book of the Month

Everything is interpreted through the prism of our own experiences.

The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time

The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It… Every Time by Maria Konnikova (Amazon)