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Last week at the Financial Markets!!!

• SENSEX down by 581.79 points (-2.87%) and closed to 19704.33 at end of the week

• (FIIs) were net buyers in equity segment leading to net inflow of Rs. 6525.10 Crore

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News Impact

• US FED chairman Ben Bernanke said that US central bank could slow down its asset purchase program in the next few months.

• In short term, profit booking could be seen in “risk-on” assets.

• Inflation will reduce. • Medium term “risk on” asset will out

perform as economic growth will recover. • IT sector will be benefited.

• Rupee made its 8 month low to 56.02 level.

• Imports will be costlier. • Exporters will get an advantage of rupee

depreciation. • Current account deficit will increase.

Last week at the Financial Markets!!!

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Price Performance of Different Asset Class

There was a concern that if stimulus

measures are eased in US, the consistent

liquidity being provided by the foreign investors

will get impacted.

Next Week in the Financial Markets….?

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• Q4 results of the following companies will provide the next impact :

Coal India, Sun Pharma, Cipla, Wockhardt, Gail India,Power Grid Corp, MCX.

• January-March quarter GDP data is expected to be released on May 31st 2013.

• Derivative contracts will expire on May 30th 2013.

Hot Topic of the Week

Japan’s Economy Key Economic Parameters

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• Japan is one the leading export country in the world.

• This week Japan’s stock market fell more than 7% in a single day, G-Sec Yield increased, and YEN appreciated. This triggered fall in Indian and other world markets also because all the economies and their financial markets co-relates with each other.

• So it becomes important to understand the economic parameters of Japan at this point of time.

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Hot Topic of the Week

Economy faces continuous problem of deflation

Inflation Deflation Trend

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SOURCE : WWW.TRADINGECONOMICS.COM

Money Supply by Bank of Japan

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Money supply stood all time high at

8,44,548 JPY Billion in April 2013

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After 34% depreciation in YEN in the last few months, YEN appreciated against the

dollar last week. This resulted in sell off in equity

markets across Asia.

USD/YEN Pair

Volatile GDP Growth Rate

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Export Price Index

• Currently, historical average price of export is at 140 level. • All time high level was 207.30 in October, 1982 • A record low level was 94 in January 2012.

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10 year Government Bond

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Near all time low

level, possibility of change in yield curve

Yield increased after FED meeting.

Long term yield chart

Short term yield chart

Stock Market-NIKKEI 225

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Stock market rallied 52% in last 1 yr because of huge money supply by

bank of Japan

Conclusion

• After years of deflationary scenario, export oriented Japan’s economy may be going through a structural change and this will be reflected in next few quarters, especially on back off increase export prices index (following by the huge depreciation in YEN).

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