Monthly Recap: The August Rust

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Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) +2.88%
CAC(FRA) +0.91%
UKX(GBR) +0.78%
NKY(JPN) +2.16%
SPX(USA) -0.17%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +2.27%
INMEX(MEX) +2.75%
NGSEINDX(NGA) -1.30%
XU030(TUR) +1.00%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +0.94%
SHCOMP(CHN) +2.82%
NIFTY(IND) +1.58%
INDEXCF(RUS) +1.42%
TOP40(ZAF) +0.85%

Commodities

Energy
Natural Gas -0.69%
RBOB Gasoline -0.19%
Heating Oil +11.14%
Brent Crude Oil +10.07%
Ethanol -0.84%
WTI Crude Oil +7.29%
Metals
Copper -6.31%
Palladium -5.11%
Platinum -8.49%
Silver 5000oz -7.46%
Gold 100oz -3.40%

Currencies

USDEUR:+0.17% USDJPY:+1.57%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +1.20%
USDMXN(MEX) +0.18%
USDNGN(NGA) -1.33%
USDTRY(TUR) -1.05%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) -0.46%
USDCNY(CHN) +0.68%
USDINR(IND) -0.01%
USDRUB(RUS) -1.05%
USDZAR(ZAF) +5.87%
Agricultural
Cocoa +2.62%
Coffee (Robusta) +0.66%
Lean Hogs -9.28%
Lumber -1.94%
Soybean Meal -9.74%
Soybeans -6.59%
Sugar #11 +6.33%
Wheat -10.45%
Coffee (Arabica) +0.38%
Cattle -5.85%
Corn -8.47%
Cotton -11.20%
Feeder Cattle +0.24%
Orange Juice +3.55%
White Sugar +1.48%

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

PSUBNKBEES +8.23%
CPSEETF +4.57%
BANKBEES +4.07%
JUNIORBEES +2.43%
NIFTYBEES +1.71%
GOLDBEES +0.56%
INFRABEES +0.27%
PSU banks – because it is a new beginning!

Yield Curve

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Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
0 5 -0.03 +0.67%
5 10 -0.10 +1.23%
10 15 -0.18 +1.99%
15 20 -0.16 +2.11%
20 30 -0.16 +2.45%
Long bond FTW!!!

Investment Theme Performance

Magic Formula got its mojo back…

Equity Mutual Funds

Bond Mutual Funds

Institutional Investment Trends

FII’s binged on both debt and equity this month…

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Book of the Month

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Amazon)

The book is about the rise of Amazon and how it is more or less an extension of Jeff Bezos’ brain. After reading this, I realized how difficult it is going to be for our domestic e-commerce players to win against the Bezos juggernaut. It is a well written book and is a must-read for anyone who is interested in business strategy.