Mutual Fund News of 17th October 2018

17Oct2018

MarketsforYou

GlobalIndices

GlobalIndices 16‐Oct Prev_Day Abs.Change

%Change

DowJones 25,798 25,251 548 2.17

Nasdaq 7,645 7,431 215 2.89

FTSE 7,059 7,029 30 0.43

Nikkei 22,549 22,271 278 1.25

HangSeng 25,462 25,445 17 0.07

IndianIndices 16‐Oct Prev_Day Abs.Change

%Change

S&PBSESensex 35,162 34,865 297 0.85

Nifty50 10,585 10,513 72 0.69

Nifty100 10,796 10,713 84 0.78

NiftyBank 25,590 25,388 202 0.79

SGXNifty 10,605 10,531 74 0.70

S&PBSEPower 1 ,977 1,962 15 0.75

S&PBSESmallCap 14,594 14,353 241 1.68

S&PBSEHC 14,873 14,775 97 0.66

Date P/E Div.Yield P/E Div.Yield

16‐Oct 22.56 1.27 25.52 1.27

MonthAgo 24.64 1.16 28.00 1.16

YearAgo 24.50 1.19 26.55 1.12

Nifty50Top3Gainers

Company 16‐Oct Prev_Day

%Change

M&M 778 749 3.83

AdaniPorts&SEZ 333 321 3.77

TechMahindra 719 695 3.48

Nifty50Top3Losers DomesticNews

Company 16‐Oct Prev_Day

%Change

IndiabullsHFC 907 949 ‐4.38

EicherMotors 23002 23435 ‐1.84

Cipla 640 648 ‐1.25

AdvanceDeclineRatio

BSE NSE

Advances 1795 1333

Declines 853 491

Unchanged 156 89

InstitutionalFlows(Equity)

Description(Cr) YTD

FIIFlows* ‐31874

MFFlows** 99151

*16

Oct2018;**12

Oct2018

EconomicIndicator

YoY(%) Current YearAgo

CPI

3.77%

(Sep‐18)

3.28%

(Sep‐17)

IIP

4.30%

(Aug‐18)

4.80%

(Aug‐17)

GDP

8.20%

(Jun‐18)

5.60%

(Jun‐17)

17October2018

SinceMay‐17,MOSPIhasrevisedbaseyearofIIP&WPIfrom2004‐05to2011‐12,andforCPI

from2010to2012

IndianEquityMarket

IndicesPerformance

P/EDividendYield

Sensex Nifty

3.80%

(May‐18)

7.70%

(Mar‐18)

QuarterAgo

Inflow/Outflow

936

‐1

4.92%

(Jun‐18)

• According to a United Nations report, India at tracted $22 billio n foreign

direct investment (FDI) in the first half of 2018. Global FDI declined 41%

in the same period because of tax reforms carried out by the U.S.

administration. The report said India just about managed to find a place

in the top 10 host economies receiving the most FDI during the period.

• The agriculture minister has said govern ment will take up the matter of

recording women farmers and cultivators names in land records with the

departments of revenue and land resources. The minister said 18% of the

agricultural households in the country are led by women and they play a

very important role to in the agriculture sector. Due to lack of land

ownership, women are left out of access to institutional credit, extension

services and other government entitlements including relief measures.

• According to media reports, consumer goods companies fear that

below‐normal monsoon in some states may affect demand as it will

impact incomes in rural areas. The ru ral income had seen robust revival in

the past three quarters. The monsoon which started with promise left

some states with below average rains.

• India's crude oil imports in Sep 2018 reached $10.91 billion, an increase

of 33.6% from the year‐ago period. Shipments of gold to the country,

which is the world's second‐biggest buyer of the metal, increased 51.5%

in Sep 2018.

• According to the Solvent Extractor Association (SEA), India's annual

edible oil imports in Sep 2018 went down 2%, while overall imports

during the 11 months from Nov 2017 to Sep 2018 declined 3.5%. Import

of vegetable oils in Sep 2018 came in at 1,491,174 tonne compared with

1,519,277 tonne in Sep 2017.

MarketsforYou

• Asian equity markets ended on a mixed note as investors remained

cautious of global trade conditions and geopolitical risks in the Middle

East, while waiting on the side lines for corporate earnings outcome and

release of U.S. Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes. China’s cooling

inflation made investors worry about slowing demand in the economy.

Today (as of Oct 17), Asian markets opened higher following positive

close on the Wall Street overnight. Both Nikkei and Hang Seng were

trading higher 1.67% and 0.07%, respectively (as at 8 a.m. IST).

• As per the last close, European markets went u p following positive

opening on the Wall Street. Market also gained after the release of labor

market data that showed U.K. wages grew faster than expected in Aug.

• As per the last close, U.S markets rose sharply partially on positive

reaction to upbeat earnings news from several big companies. The U.S.

Federal Reserve data showed industrial production in Sep 2018 increased

in line with forecast and NA HB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index ros e

better than expectation in Sep 2018, also supported buying interest.

• Indian equity market gained for the third session in a row as investors

shrugged off global trade and geopolitical tensions to focus on corporate

earnings. A couple of financial companies have posted strong earnings.

Positive global cues and easing crude oil prices helped the sentiment.

• Key benchmark indices S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 grew 0.85% and

0.69% to close at 35,162.48 and 10,584.75, respectively. S&P BSE Mid‐

Cap and S&P BSE Small Cap grew 1.14% and 1.68%, respectively.

• The overall market breadth on BSE was strong with 1795 scrips

advancing and 853 scrips declining. A total of 156 scrips remained

unchanged.

• On the BSE sectoral front, all the sectors gained. S&P BSE Energy stood

as the major gainer, up 1.95% followed by S&P BSE Oil & Gas and S&P BSE

Realty that grew 1.84% and 1.36%, respectively. S&P BSE Industrials and

S&P BSE Capital Goods grew 1.33% and 1.28%, respectively. S&P BSE

Consumer Bankex and S&P BSE Consumer Discretionary Goods & Services

gained 1.2% and 1.08%, respectively.

FIIDerivativeTradeStatistics 16‐Oct

(RsCr) Buy Sell OpenInt.

IndexFutures 3282.32 4489.86 22138.14

IndexOptions 93985.01 92451.98 84062.70

StockFutures 14401.75 13927.89 84459.28

StockOptions 7125.87 7220.48 9015. 84

Total 118794.95 118090.21 199675.96

16‐Oct Prev_Day Change

PutCallRatio(OI) 1.24 1.20 0.04

IndianDebtMarket

PutCallRatio(Vol) 0.94 0.80 0. 15

16‐Oct Wk.Ago Mth.Ago YearAgo

CallRate 6.54% 6.39% 6.43% 6.01%

CBLO 6.47% 6.34% 5.57% 6.04%

Repo 6.50% 6.50% 6.50% 6.00%

ReverseRepo 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 5.75%

91DayT‐Bill 6.87% 6.85% 7.05% 6.02%

364DayT‐Bill 7.49% 7.40% 7.65% 6.18%

10YearGilt 7.87% 8.08% 8.13% 6.73%

G‐SecVol.(Rs.Cr) 42832 32789 32969 25855

CurrencyMarketUpdate

FBILMIBOR 6.57% 6.50% 6.50% 6.01%

3MonthCPRate 7.80% 7.80% 7.95% 6.74%

5YearCorpBond 8.80% 8.96% 8.93% 7.47%

1MonthCDRate 6.88% 6.87% 6.99% 6.05%

3MonthCDRate 7.46% 7.01% 7.40% 6.19%

1YearCDRate 8.41% 8.37% 8.40% 6.59%

CommodityMarketUpdate

Currency 16‐Oct Prev_Day Change

USD/INR 73.90 73.97 ‐0.07

GBP/INR 97.33 97.08 0.25

EURO/INR 85.58 85.49 0.09

InternationalNews

JPY/INR 0.66 0.66 0.00

Commodity 16‐Oct WkAgo Mth.Ago YearAgo

NYMEXCrude($/bl) 71.88 74.90 68. 93 51.81

BrentCrude($/bl) 80.97 85.50 77.81 56.58

Gold($/oz) 1224 1189 1193 1294

Gold(Rs./10gm) 31869 31049 30558 29868

Source:ThomsonReutersEikon

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17October2018

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DerivativesMarket

DebtWatch

CurrencyMarket

CommodityPrices

• Bond yield eased following fall in crude oil prices and rise in rupee. This

alleviated inflationary concerns and worries over hike in interest rates,

thus lifting the market sentiment.

• Yield on the 10‐year benchmark paper (7.17% GS 2028) reduced 5 bps

to 7.87% compared with the previous closing of 7.92% after trading in

the range of 7.87% to 7.95%.

• Banks’ borrowings under the repo window of the Liquidity Adjustment

Facility (LAF) stood at Rs. 7,047 crore (gross) on Oct 16 compared with a

borrowing of Rs. 19,722 crore (gross) on Oct 15. Sale of securities under

the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reverse repo window stood at Rs.

11,236 crore on Oct 15.

• Banks borrowed Rs. 6,035 crore under the central bank’s Marginal

Standing Facility on Oct 15 compared with borrowing of Rs. 1,215 crore

on Oct 12.

• According to media reports, the trade surplus of euro zone rose to a

seasonally adjusted € 16.6 billion in Aug 2018 from €12.6 billion in Jul

2018. Exports increased 2.1% monthly in Aug 2018 while imports

remained stable. On a yearly basis, exports grew 5.6% and imports grew

8.4% in Aug 2018.

• UK unemployment rate remained at the lowest level seen since early

1975, in three months to Aug 2018. The ILO jobless rate came in at 4%

and this was in line with market expectations. The number of

unemployed decreased by 47,000 from t he previous quarter to 1.36

million.

MarketsforYou

• Nifty Oct 2018 Futures settled at 10,589.85, a premium of 5.10 points,

above the spot closing of 10,584.75. The turnover on NSE’s Futures and

Options segment increased to Rs. 8,07,280.15 on Oct 16 compared with

Rs. 6,92,766.23 on Oct 15.

•ThePut‐Call ratio stood at 0.88, compared with the previous session’s

close of 0.79.

•TheNiftyPut‐Call ratio stood at 1.24 compared with the previous

session’s close of 1.20.

• Open interest on Nifty Futures stood at 22.96 million as against the

previous session’s close at 22.05 million.

• The Indian rupee appreciated against the greenback as crude oil prices

and U.S. Treasury yield eased. The rupee closed at 73.46 a dollar from the

previous close of 73.83.

• The euro was steady to slightly higher against the greenback due to

weak U.S. retail sales data and strong U.S. Treasury yield. However, the

Italian cabinet’s approval on the expansionary budget maintained a

downward pressure on the currency. The euro was last seen trading at

1.1581 a dollar compared with the previous close of 1.1577.

• Gold prices increased on global geopolitical unrest and market volatilit

which increased the its safe‐haven demand.

• Brent crude prices declined after the U.S. President’s remark on the

disappearance of a well‐known Saudi journalist indicated that U.S. is not

going to take any retaliatory action against the kingdom.

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