Monthly Recap: Jumpin’ July

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Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) +6.79%
CAC(FRA) +4.77%
UKX(GBR) +3.38%
NKY(JPN) +6.38%
SPX(USA) +3.77%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +3.97%
INMEX(MEX) +2.86%
NGSEINDX(NGA) -5.36%
XU030(TUR) -2.19%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +11.06%
SHCOMP(CHN) +1.70%
NIFTY(IND) +4.23%
INDEXCF(RUS) +2.83%
TOP40(ZAF) -0.13%

Commodities

Energy
RBOB Gasoline -13.15%
Brent Crude Oil -12.87%
Heating Oil -12.58%
WTI Crude Oil -16.00%
Ethanol -12.08%
Natural Gas -2.46%
Metals
Platinum +12.24%
Palladium +18.96%
Copper +1.83%
Gold 100oz +2.68%
Silver 5000oz +7.49%

Currencies

USDEUR:-0.97% USDJPY:-1.17%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) -0.74%
USDMXN(MEX) +2.62%
USDNGN(NGA) +14.05%
USDTRY(TUR) +3.74%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) +1.33%
USDCNY(CHN) -0.20%
USDINR(IND) -0.78%
USDRUB(RUS) +3.20%
USDZAR(ZAF) -5.90%
Agricultural
Cocoa -3.70%
Coffee (Arabica) +1.36%
Coffee (Robusta) +9.31%
Soybeans -12.32%
Cattle -5.67%
Lean Hogs -16.43%
Lumber +4.36%
Cotton +17.31%
Feeder Cattle -2.56%
Orange Juice -1.21%
Soybean Meal -13.91%
Corn -7.81%
Sugar #11 -6.04%
Wheat -5.16%
White Sugar -5.14%

International ETFs (USD)

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Nifty Heatmap

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Index Returns

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More: Sector Dashboard

Market Cap Decile Performance

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More: Equal-Weight Deciles, Cap-Weight Deciles

ETF Performance

JUNIORBEES +9.46%
CPSEETF +7.74%
BANKBEES +5.73%
PSUBNKBEES +4.86%
NIFTYBEES +4.54%
INFRABEES +4.39%
GOLDBEES +0.68%
CPSE ETF found a bid? Is this a dash-for-trash rally?

Yield Curve

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Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
0 5 -0.24 +1.35%
5 10 -0.35 +2.45%
10 15 -0.33 +3.04%
15 20 -0.34 +3.71%
20 30 -0.34 +4.59%
The biggest story of this year is long-term bonds returning 4.5% in a month!

Investment Theme Performance

Will automated (momo) momentum strategies outperform their hand-crafted cousins? Interesting days ahead…

Equity Mutual Funds

Bond Mutual Funds

Institutional Flows

Bond inflows nowhere close to what occurred in March…

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US Treasuries vs. Indian Gilts

More room for Indian Gilts to rally?
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Book of the month

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Amazon)

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