Weekly Round Up Week Ended 12th October 2013

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12th October 2013

Weekly Round Up Week Ended 12th October 2013   Hi Promofree TYPE ANY TEXT HERE OR DELETE THIS SENTENCE IF NOT REQUIRED Equity Articles General Happy Diwali for the Markets The Sensex and Nifty are poised for record levels this Diwali, three years since the indices touched record levels around 2010 Diwali. The Sensex and Nifty are trading at levels of 20,500 and 6100 as of 11th October 2013, off by 2.3% and 3.5% from record levels of 21004 and 6312 seen on the 5th of November 2010. click here to read full analysis Friday Podcast 11th October 2013 Do Not Cheer Government And RBI For Lowering The CAD The Government and the RBI may be patting themselves on their back on the sharp fall in gold and silver imports that have brought down trade deficit, which in turn is expected to bring down the current account deficit. A lower current account deficit is positive for the Indian Rupee (INR) that saw record lows in August 2013. click here to listen to the podcast Equity Investment Tutorial 50 Automobile Industry - Historical Perspective The first automobile was driven on the Indian roads in the year 1898. In the beginning of the 20th century (1910-1920) imported components were assembled now known as Completely Knocked Down (CKD) units or vehicles were directly imported from foreign countries in India. click here to read full analysis Currency Articles General Trade Deficit September 2013, CAD 2013-14 – The INR could see a strong October – December 2013 Quarter September 2013 trade deficit fell to a thirty month low as gold and silver exports plunged on policy restrictions. Trade deficit for September 2013 printed at USD 6.72 billion, down 38% month on month and 68% year on year. click here to read full analysis Equity Investment Tutorial 49 Derivatives - Introduction to Futures Futures are defined as derivative instruments or tools that help in taking a position (Buy or Sell) for an underlying asset depending on the expected direction of the movement of the price of that asset. click here to read full analysis Currency Articles General Fed is unlikely to taper off asset purchases before early 2014 The current stand off in the US with the congress unable to pass the budget for this fiscal year has placed most of the functions of the US Government on a standstill. Estimates are that the US economy is seeing losses of USD 300 million a day due to the government shut down. click here to read full analysis RBI Policies Expect more easing on 29th October 2013 We had rightly predicted that RBI would take liquidity easing measures in our weekly fixed income market analysis  ”High ICDR will force RBI to roll back liquidity measures before 29th October Policy“on 29th September 2013 . click here to read full analysis Fixed Income Investment Tutorial 49 Primary Corporate Bond Market in India Corporate bonds are defined as debt instruments issued by a corporate entity, the holder of the instrument receives interest from the issuer periodically for a fixed period of time and gets back the principal along with the interest due at the end of the maturity period. click here to read full analysis Weekly Fixed Income Market Analysis Outlook for Short End of the Yield Curve is Positive The market outlook for the short end of the yield curve is distinctly better this month that what it was last month. click here to read full analysis Weekly Equity Market Analysis Markets to stay Buoyant on Domestic and Global Factors The Sensex and the Nifty rose 0.96% and 1.27% respectively week on week despite mixed economic data that was reported last week. click here to read full analysis Arjun Parthasarathy www.investorsareidiots.com arjun@investorsareidiots.com Information herein is believed to be reliable but the editor of Investors are Idiots.com Arjun Parthasarathy does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Opinions and estimates are subject to change without notice. This information is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. The financial markets are inherently risky and it is assumed that those who trade these markets are fully aware of the risk of real loss involved. Unauthorized copying, distribution or sale of this publication is strictly prohibited. The author of the articles may have investments in instruments that are the subject of the articles. © InvestorsAreIdiots.com. All rights reserved. Not interested in receiving emails from us? Click to unsubscribe.