Equities
Commodities
Energy |
Natural Gas |
-10.56% |
RBOB Gasoline |
+23.79% |
Brent Crude Oil |
-3.03% |
Ethanol |
-7.64% |
Heating Oil |
-8.72% |
WTI Crude Oil |
-10.42% |
Metals |
Gold 100oz |
-0.07% |
Palladium |
-7.66% |
Platinum |
-5.79% |
Silver 5000oz |
+5.73% |
Copper |
-3.17% |
Agricultural |
Cocoa |
-3.70% |
Lean Hogs |
-23.73% |
Lumber |
-16.98% |
Soybean Meal |
-9.07% |
Cattle |
-2.64% |
Coffee (Arabica) |
-21.60% |
Corn |
-5.31% |
Feeder Cattle |
-0.42% |
Orange Juice |
-11.80% |
Sugar #11 |
-17.63% |
White Sugar |
-9.27% |
Coffee (Robusta) |
-10.31% |
Cotton |
+3.69% |
Soybeans |
-3.67% |
Wheat |
-12.19% |
Credit Indices
Index |
Change |
Markit CDX EM |
-2.01% |
Markit CDX NA HY |
+1.59% |
Markit CDX NA IG |
-1.99% |
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG |
-2.45% |
Markit iTraxx Australia |
-11.70% |
Markit iTraxx Europe |
-12.30% |
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover |
-79.11% |
Markit iTraxx Japan |
-13.85% |
Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe |
-4.07% |
Markit LCDX (Loan CDS) |
+0.17% |
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) |
+6.37% |
The Nifty managed to squeeze out a dribble of green but was nowhere near the best performing market Germany that clocked in a QE induced +22.03% whopper.
Index Returns
Advance Decline
Market Cap Decile Performance
Decile |
Mkt. Cap. |
Adv/Decl |
1 (micro) |
-16.75% |
60/74 |
2 |
-9.15% |
54/79 |
3 |
-8.44% |
55/78 |
4 |
-5.13% |
55/78 |
5 |
-2.03% |
52/81 |
6 |
+1.01% |
65/68 |
7 |
+6.19% |
69/64 |
8 |
+6.27% |
76/57 |
9 |
+5.97% |
72/61 |
10 (mega) |
+5.01% |
68/66 |
Large-caps out-performed small-caps.
Top Winners and Losers
PSU banks got rightfully pummeled. You know shit is bad when government employees stage a dharna on NPAs.
ETF Performance
Infrastructure was a surprise winner…
Yield Curve
Bond Indices
Sub Index |
Change in YTM |
Total Return(%) |
GSEC TB |
-0.30 |
+2.03% |
GSEC SUB 1-3 |
-0.53 |
+1.43% |
GSEC SUB 3-8 |
-0.10 |
+2.45% |
GSEC SUB 8 |
-0.19 |
+2.27% |
Rate cuts and lower inflation gave bonds a boost…
Investment Theme Performance
Momentum worked, low volatility worked better. High beta was left behind. Quality-to-price out-performed midcaps…
Equity Mutual Funds
Bond Mutual Funds
Refactored Indices
Housekeeping
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