Monday 21 July 2014

COMMODITY MARKET STRATEGY 22 JULY 2014

BASE METAL WRAP:  
Aluminum entered a bull market in London and traded near the highest in 16 months on speculation demand will exceed supply for the metal used in everything from cars to packaging.

ENERGY WRAP
West Texas Intermediate rose for a second day before stockpile data that may signal the strength of fuel demand in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil consumer. Brent also increased in London. Natural gas futures slipped in New York to the lowest price in more than seven months as meteorologists predicted mild weather, which would curtail demand from power plants and help narrow a stockpile deficit.

PRECIOUS METAL WRAP: 
Gold traded below the highest level in more than three months as the dollar strengthened amid the outlook for higher U.S. borrowing costs, countering haven demand fueled by tension in Ukraine and Gaza.

GLOBAL EVENTS TO WATCH
Core CPI m/m, CPI m/m, HPI m/m, Existing Home Sales, Richmond Manufacturing Index, CPI q/q, Trimmed Mean CPI q/q.

INDIAN EQUITY MARKET STRATEGY-22 JULY 2014


INDIAN BENCHMARK have opened on a firm note tracking positive trend in Asian markets. Moreover, worry over continuing tension in Ukraine and the Middle East has barely affected the investor sentiments.

FURTHER, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd has announced that Executive Sub-Committee of Directors has on July 21, 2014, allotted 17,816 equity shares of Re1 each in accordance with the terms of Company’s Employees Stock Purchase Scheme. Exide Industries Ltd has announced the results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 net profit up 16.68% at Rs185.30 crore vs Rs158.80 crore (YoY). Total Income up 17.59% at Rs1921.10 crore vs Rs1633.68 crore.

Trend in FII flows: The FIIs were net buyers of Rs 192cr in the cash segment on Monday while the DIIs were net sellers of Rs. 181cr, as per the provisional figures released by the NSE.