MOSt
Advisor
Monthly Markets Newsletter
June 2016
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
• Debt Mutual Fund
Key Highlights for the Month
Central Bankers & BREXIT
Currency wars, nervousness in INR
Monsoons - will it bring relief?
Dear Investor,
Market performance:
"Sell in May and go away" proved
wrong in May'16 with a ~4% return for frontline indices
aided by movements in Pivotals in Infrastructure, Auto-
mobiles and Banking.
Global Market
Index
31-May-16
MoM (%)
YoY(%)
4Q better than estimates:
Except PSU Banks, which
cleaned up books further, we have seen NIFTY profits rise
nearly 9% (~6% MOSL estimate) justifying the market upmove in May. Excluding
PSUs and OMCs, earnings rose by ~8% for our Institutional coverage universe.
Central Bankers Ahoy:
June will have the ECB, Fed and the RBI governors decide
on and discuss future directions of rates. While expectations of a rate action by RBI
seem low, the governor's continuation is a bigger debate and aspect for the markets.
Expectations of a Fed rate hike have built-up post release of minutes for the last
meeting as well as Fed Chairman speech. This has implications for global bond and
currency markets, as well as a globalized equity market as does a BREXIT for which
the citizens of our Historical Rulers\Invaders go to vote this month.
Currency wars:
China has "adjusted" value of yuan over last 2 weeks to raise export
competitiveness. This can lead to a currency war aided by ammunition from Central
Bankers. Volatility in the INR on any currency war can be unnerving for investors
Monsoon relief:
Monsoons may bring relief from the heat and provide fuel to the
current rally in equities. More importantly a good monsoon in terms of quantum
as well as spatial distribution holds the key to a good agri-production and hence
controlled inflation and better rural demand.
Outlook:
With the "Sale" behind us and earnings showing signs of picking up, markets
seem headed for a new high in FY17. The required conditions for this would be a
good monsoon, No BREXIT-type events, stable currency and a less than 50bps hike
by the Fed in this period. Cyclicals posted good earnings and could come back to
the fore. A sharp move is usually followed by speed breakers and it would be healthy
to take a breather to avoid accidents especially given events this month on the
domestic and international front.
Sensex
Nifty
FTSE
Dow
Nasdaq
Hang Sang
26,668
8,160
6,231
17,787
4,948
20,815
4.1
3.9
-0.2
0.1
3.6
-1.2
-4.2
-3.2
-10.8
-1.2
-2.4
-24.1
Economic Pulse
Key Indicators Current Month
Change (%)
IIP
WPI
10 Year Yield
USD/ INR
Crude ($)
Gold (10 gms)
0.1%
0.34%
7.47%
67.26
49.69
28615
-
-
0.54
1.40
3.3
-4.4
Thought for the month
Ravi Shenoy
Vice President
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