MOSt
Advisor
Monthly Markets Newsletter
December 2015
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
• Client Portal
Key Highlights for the Month
Sensex EPS cut by 2%; 6% growth in FY16
GST - will it go through?
Fed - 15bps or 25bps? What Next?
Dear Investor,
Market performance:
The S&P BSE Sensex gave away
gains of the previous month with a 2.6% decline. Drop
in Sun Pharma (by 18%), L&T and HDFC (by 3% each)
caused most of the damage. Banking, IT and Auto
remained strong.
Global Market
Index
30-Nov-15
MoM (%)
YoY(%)
Earnings downgraded:
Aggregate sales of MOSL uni-
verse (ex RMs) de-grew 4% (est of 3% de-growth), EBITDA was flat (est of flat growth),
PAT declined 6% (est of 5% decline). PAT growth was seen in Private Banks (15%),
NBFCs (15%), Utilities (17%) and Technology (11%). Metals (-43%), Cap Goods (-
36%), PSU Banks (-25%), Automobiles (-24%) and Telecom (-18%) were the major
drags.
We have cut our Sensex EPS FY16E by 2% to INR1,435 (6% growth).
Policy actions & Economic data:
Parliament sessions under the current government
have been disastrous for the market with upto a 7% decline during the session.
Expectations from the current session are high with GST Bill and FDI approvals on
stake. Also, the Pay Commission Recommendations will burden the government with
Sensex
Nifty
FTSE
Dow
Nasdaq
Hang Sang
26,146
7,935
6,356
17,720
5,109
21,996
-1.9
-1.6
-0.1
0.3
1.1
-2.8
-8.9
-7.6
-5.5
-0.6
6.6
-8.3
Economic Pulse
Key Indicators Current Month
Change (%)
IIP
WPI
10 Year Yield
USD/ INR
Crude ($)
Gold (10 gms)
3.6%
-3.81%
7.78%
66.66
44.61
25266
-43.75
-
1.83
2.15
-9.99
-4.67
an INR1.08Lakh crore bill. This raises fiscal deficit concerns and will restrict
government's productive expenditure in FY17. GDP data for 2Q is not encouraging
with 6% Nominal growth, down from 12-15% range that it has been in since almost
1990s. This is a number that Foreign Investors watch out for closely and given the
selling from FPIs should be a concern for domestic investors.
Outlook:
Markets are likely to await policy action or earnings growth before any
further upmove. The quantum of Fed policy action (15 or 25 bps) and signals for
future direction will be a driver of currency as well as equity direction. We advise
investors to play safe in terms of stock picking as there will be tremendous temptations
with "tips" and "circuit hitters" in abundance. We have recommended Tata Motors,
Infosys, Indo Count Industries and Granules as four stocks to watch out for. Our
Midcap recommended Portfolio has returned 40% in a year and is an ideal investment
option for passive investors.
Thought for the month
Ravi Shenoy
Vice President
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