The Nifty clocked in a respectable +2.74% (+2.49% in USD) this week.
Equities
| MINTs | |
|---|---|
| JCI(IDN) | +1.08% |
| INMEX(MEX) | +1.44% |
| NGSEINDX(NGA) | +0.14% |
| XU030(TUR) | +3.93% |
| BRICS | |
|---|---|
| IBOV(BRA) | +4.09% |
| SHCOMP(CHN) | +0.59% |
| NIFTY(IND) | +2.74% |
| INDEXCF(RUS) | -5.22% |
| TOP40(ZAF) | +1.06% |
Commodities
| Energy | |
|---|---|
| Brent Crude Oil | +0.87% |
| Ethanol | -0.71% |
| Heating Oil | -0.30% |
| Natural Gas | -4.92% |
| RBOB Gasoline | -1.61% |
| WTI Crude Oil | +2.33% |
| Metals | |
|---|---|
| Copper | -2.45% |
| Gold 100oz | -1.96% |
| Palladium | +1.08% |
| Platinum | -1.42% |
| Silver 5000oz | -2.80% |
Currencies
| MINTs | |
|---|---|
| USDIDR(IDN) | +0.23% |
| USDMXN(MEX) | -0.30% |
| USDNGN(NGA) | -0.31% |
| USDTRY(TUR) | +0.26% |
| BRICS | |
|---|---|
| USDBRL(BRA) | +0.17% |
| USDCNY(CHN) | +0.07% |
| USDINR(IND) | +0.58% |
| USDRUB(RUS) | +2.66% |
| USDZAR(ZAF) | -0.60% |
| Agricultural | |
|---|---|
| Cattle | +1.49% |
| Cocoa | -1.48% |
| Coffee (Arabica) | +4.53% |
| Coffee (Robusta) | -0.10% |
| Corn | -7.04% |
| Cotton | -0.51% |
| Feeder Cattle | +0.28% |
| Lean Hogs | -4.17% |
| Lumber | -3.06% |
| Orange Juice | +5.38% |
| Soybean Meal | -9.79% |
| Soybeans | -9.11% |
| Sugar #11 | -0.41% |
| Wheat | +2.75% |
| White Sugar | +0.33% |
Nifty Heatmap
Index Returns
Sector Performance
MARKET CAP DECILE PERFORMANCE
| Decile | Mkt. Cap. | Advance/Decline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (micro-cap) | -4.54% | 65/72 |
| 2 | +1.60% | 72/64 |
| 3 | +4.22% | 76/60 |
| 4 | +5.02% | 77/59 |
| 5 | +4.53% | 84/52 |
| 6 | +6.16% | 76/61 |
| 7 | +5.84% | 81/55 |
| 8 | +5.23% | 86/50 |
| 9 | +4.39% | 74/62 |
| 10 (mega-cap) | +3.21% | 68/69 |
Midcaps recovered somewhat from last week’s shellacking but micro-caps continued to bleed.
Top winners and losers
| MPHASIS | +12.85% |
| ADANIPORTS | +15.92% |
| CROMPGREAV | +22.63% |
| RECLTD | -4.71% |
| HINDUNILVR | -3.01% |
| BAJAJ-AUTO | -2.47% |
A mixed bag…
ETFs
| BANKBEES | +5.64% |
| JUNIORBEES | +4.95% |
| PSUBNKBEES | +4.68% |
| INFRABEES | +3.50% |
| NIFTYBEES | +2.82% |
| GOLDBEES | -1.12% |
Gold, once again, out of favor.
Investment Theme Performance
| Quality to Price | +7.92% |
| Magic Formula Investing | +6.67% |
| Momentum 200 | +6.45% |
| Market Fliers | +6.05% |
| Industrial Value | +5.78% |
| ADAG Mania | +5.69% |
| Financial Strength Value | +4.04% |
| Balance-sheet Strength | +3.90% |
| Consistent10* | +3.60% |
| Long Term Equity* | +3.30% |
| Growth with Moat | +3.21% |
| Enterprise Yield | +2.98% |
| IT 3rd Benchers | +2.23% |
| Market Elephants | +1.75% |
| Efficient Growth | +1.23% |
Back from the precipice. Quantitative value themes out performed…
Yield Curve
A flat yield curve does not a bank profit make.
Advance Decline
Nifty OI
Thought for the weekend
Experts have a poor understanding of uncertainty. Usually, this manifests itself in the form of overconfidence: experts underestimate the likelihood that their predictions might be wrong.
Source: Herman Cain and the Hubris of Experts
Related: Why Do Models Beat Experts?