Saturday, July 18, 2020

The World This Week – 26th June 2020 to 3rd July 2020

Indian Equity Summary-  
·        Expected faster recovery in the rural markets on the back of government subsidies, and above average monsoon and indicative strong tractorØ sales along with strong global buoyed the domestic equity market sentiment. The domestic benchmark Indices Nifty 50 and Sensex moved higher by ~2.16%/2.42% on a WoW basis , where the top performing sectoral indices on WoW basis includes BSE Power ,BSE IT and BSE FMCG that rose by 4.64%, 4.03% and 3.64% respectively.  
·        Going forward, global factors like development on the US -China relationship front , any resurgence of Covid-19 cases globally, as economiesØ have started opening up ; will continue to dictate the trend of the domestic equity market. We expect the trading range for Nifty between 10400-10,800 in the near term.
Indian Debt Market-  
·        Government bond prices rose as the yield on the latest 10-year benchmark 5.79% 2030 paper softened, settled at 5.85% on Jul 3 compared toØ 5.91% on Jun 26.  
·        Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of three Government of India 91day, 182 day and 364 day Treasury Bills for an aggregate amount ofØ ₹35,000.  
·        Also, State Governments announced to sell securities by way of an auction to be conducted on 7th July 2020, for an aggregate face value of ₹Ø 11,500 Cr.  
·        We expect the 10 year benchmark yield to trade between 5.80-6.00% in near term.Ø
Domestic News  
·        The IHS Markit Services PMI in June rose to 33.7 from 12.6 in May as the services activity picked up pace in June from record lows earlier whileØ the India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index stabilized at 47.2 in June compared with 30.8 in May, however continues to indicate contraction in factory activity by being lower than 50 mark.  
·        The Composite PMI Output Index, which measures combined services and manufacturing output, rose to 37.8 in June, up from 14.8 in May.Ø  
·        As per the Indian Ports Association (IPA),major ports in India witnessed an approx. 20% fall in traffic during the quarter ended June asØ coronavirus lockdowns slowed economic activity.  
·        Electricity Output data reflects signs of recovery in June as the electricity generation declined by a slower rate ie 5.3% during the second half ofØ June as compared with a decline of 14.5% during the first fifteen days of the month.  
·        As per the data released by Centre for Monitoring India economy(CMIE),unemployment rate in India eased to 11% in June from 23.5% in May.Ø
International News  
·        China's services sector grows at fastest pace since April 2010 as the Caixin/Markitservices Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of China rose toØ 58.4 in June as against May’s 55.0.  
·        Britain’s government has drafted a plan to double the number of its job coaches to 27,000 at a cost of 800 million pounds ($997 million), with aØ view to tackle a rise in unemployment triggered by the coronavirus lockdown.  
·        Britain’s house prices fell in annual terms for the first time since 2012 in June, fell by 0.1% YoY ,as the country reeled from the coronavirusØ shock to the economy.  
·        Global tourism revenues are expected to fall by up to $3.3 trillion due to COVID-19 restrictions, with the United States standing to lose the mostØ according to a study by U.N.  
·        US consumer confidence index rose to a reading of 98.1in June from 85.9 in May. However, the confidence index remains 34.5 points below itsØ pre-pandemic level.



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