May 2014
In This Issue
• Market Outlook for the month
• Equity Market Outlook
• Derivatives & Commodities Market Outlook
• Large Cap and Mid Cap Investment Ideas
• Model Advisory Portfolios
• Recommended Funds
• TradeGuide Signal
Key Highlights for the Month
Deterioration of Macro data with higher inflation and lower industrial activity
Start of Lok Sabha elections
Sensex earnings growth to keep its upward trend during March 2014 quarter
Dear Investor,
Market performance:
Nifty remained flat during the month of April after moving
up by 7% in March. Bank Nifty again outperformed Nifty
with an increase of 2%. CNX Mid Cap, too, did well with
return of 4%. CNX IT corrected again in April by 0.5% after
fall of 10% in March.
Economy and Macro:
Data on domestic macro deteriorated on a sequential basis, which also had a negative
impact on markets during the month. CPI for the month of March came at 8.3%, which
was higher than in February due to vegetable price inflation.CPI for FY14 averaged 9.5%,
which is lower by ~75 bps as compared to FY13. WPI also came in higher at 5.7%
as compared to previous month's 4.7%. IIP data was also disappointing with fall
of -2% as compared to flat performance in the previous month.
Political scene:
Opinion polls keep showing increased strength for BJP led NDA in the upcoming Lok
Sabha Elections. Opinion polls, for the first time, predicted that NDA will win 275 seats
to get simple majority in Lok Sabha. Earlier opinion polls had predicted ~ 230-250 seats
for NDA. BJP led NDA also strengthened its coalition by bringing in TDP of Andhra
Pradesh into NDA's fold. Results of elections will be announced on 16th of May with
exit poll results on 12th May post the last round of polling.
Outlook:
In the last 3 months, Indices have rallied sharply but valuations are around long period
average. 14-15% earnings growth in the next 2 years (after ~8% CAGR during the last
5 years) will restrict downsides. Earnings season has started well with companies mostly
delivering numbers in line with expectations. We expect Sensex companies to continue
the trend of last couple of quarters with 13% yearly growth for FY14. During the last
couple of quarters Sensex earnings showed a growth of 11% and 19% respectively after
delivering low single digit growth for 3 quarters in a row. Good Mid Cap stocks still
offer a lot of potential in the next 3-6 months. Our model portfolio for Mid Cap Stocks,
which has returned more than 100% during the last 4 years, offers a very good selection
of high quality companies. Sectors like IT and Pharma have corrected by ~5-15% and
provide a good opportunity for entry with a medium term view. Emergence of a stable
reformist central government will augur well for cyclical like PSU Banks and Oil Marketing
Companies.
Global Market
Index
Sensex
Nifty
FTSE 100
Dow
Nasdaq
Hang Sang
30-Apr-14
22,418
6,696
6,780
16,581
4,115
22,134
MoM (%)
0.1
-0.1
2.8
0.7
-2.0
-0.1
YoY (%)
14.9
12.9
5.4
11.7
23.6
-2.7
Economic Pulse
Key Indicators
IIP (April)
WPI (May)
10 Year Yield
USD/ INR
Crude ($)
Gold (10 gms)
Current Month
-1.9%
5.70%
8.82%
60.33
108.1
29773
Change (%)
-
21.79
0.23
0.73
0.32
4.03
Thought for the month
Rakesh Tarway
Vice President