Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Market Outlook 14th July 2009

Intraday Calls 14th Jul 2009
+ve Sector & Scripts : IT, HclTech
BUY TCS-397 for a target 408-415+ stop loss 393
BUY HclTech-182 for a target 188-193+ stop loss 179
BUY Cipla-267 for a target 273-277+ stop loss 263
BUY Cairn-217 for a target 223-227+ stop loss 214
BUY Grasim-2448 above 2468 for a target 2510-2517+ stop loss 2550
 
NIFTY FUTURES LEVELS
RESISTANCE
3979
4012
4044
4055
4086
SUPPORT
3955
3946
3938
3915
3904
3873
Buy MANGALAM TIMBER,Buy CIPLA
NIFTY FUTURES (F & O): 
 Above 3979 level, expect short covering up to 4010-4012 zone and thereafter expect a jump up to
4042-4044 zone by non-stop.

Support at 3955 level. Below this level, selling may continue up to 3946-3948 zone and thereafter
slide may continue up to 3938 level by non-stop.

Multiple Support Zones at 3904-3906 zone & at 3915-3917 zone. Below these zones, expect panic up to 3873-3875 zone by non-stop.

On Positive Side, supply expected at around 4053-4055 zone. Should not be allowed to cross 4084-4086 zone at
any cost.
 
Short-Term Investors:  
Bullish Trend. 3 closes above 4270 level, it can zoom up to 4830 level by non-stop.
Already SL triggered. 3 closes below 4270 level, it can tumble up to 3990 level by non-stop.
3 closes below 3990 level, it can tumble up to 3710 level by non-stop.
 
BSE SENSEX:  
Lower opening expected. Profit Booking should start. 
Short-Term Investors:
Short-Term trend is Bearish and target at around 12478 level on down side.
Maintain a Stop Loss at 14931 level for your short positions too.
Already SL triggered.

 POSITIONAL  BUY:
Buy MANGALAM TIMBER (NSE Cash)
 
Recovery to start.
Mild sell-off up to 22 level can be used to buy. If recovery starts, then it may continue up to 24 level for time being. 

If crosses & sustains at above 25 level then uptrend may continue.

Keep a Stop Loss at 20 level for your long positions too.
 
Buy CIPLA LTD (NSE Cash) 
Profit Booking expected and have caution.
Mild sell-off up to 265 level is possible. If uptrend continues, then it may continue up to 273 level for time being. 

If unable to cross 278 level then expect profit booking too.

If does not break 260 level, then traders can buy this stock.
 
Strong & Weak  futures  
This is list of 10 strong futures:
Tulip, Colpal, Dabur, Cipla, ITC, Gail, Patni, Grasim, GT Off Shore & Edu Comp.
And this is list of 10 Weak futures:
JP Hydro, Essar Oil, Orchid Chem, Ispat Ind, Suzlon, Praj Ind, Aban, Nagar Fert, Adlabs Film & Bajaj Hind. 
 Nifty is in Down Trend.
 
FII DATA
FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value
FII 13-Jul-2009 1360.52 1919.75 -559.23
DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value
DII 13-Jul-2009 1555.53 813.27 +742.26
 
SPOT LEVELS TODAY

NSE Nifty Index   3974.05 ( -0.75 %) -29.85       
  1 2 3
Resistance 4096.97 4190.03   4250.12  
Support 3943.82 3883.73 3790.67

BSE Sensex  13400.32 ( -0.77 %) -103.90     
  1 2 3
Resistance 13794.81 14085.40 14273.61
Support 13316.01 13127.80 12837.21
 
Global Cues & Rupee  
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 8,331.68. Up by 185.16 points.
The Broader S&P 500 closed at 901.05. Up by 21.92 points.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 1,793.21. Up by 37.18 points.
The rupee at 49.12/49.13 per dollar on yesterday, weaker than from its previous close of 49.01/02.
 
 Interesting findings on web:
A few kind words about Goldman Sachs sent financial shares soaring and yanked the entire stock market out of a slumber. Rising bank stocks propelled indexes to their biggest one-day gain in six weeks Monday after influential banking analyst Meredith Whitney raised her rating on Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The bank reports earnings on Tuesday. Whitney said also on CNBC that hard-hit Bank of America Corp. looks inexpensive given the assets on its books.
Analyst Meredith Whitney told CNBC television she had upgraded her recommendation to `buy' for US bank Goldman Sachs, and said bank shares could rally 15 per cent.
Stocks on Wall Street have kicked off the week on a positive note as investors welcomed a retreat in energy prices and snapped up bank stocks ahead of a wave of earnings reports.
The financial sector was helped by a 5.5% gain in Goldman Sachs, which kicks off the wave of bank reports later today. Blue chips Intel and Johnson & Johnson, also due to report, were up 2.4% and 1.4%, respectively.
Stocks have been in a rut in recent weeks due to worries about the economy, chart-based selling and weak volumes. The Dow is on a four-week losing streak.
Financials rallied, with the KBW Bank index rising 6.5% after Meredith Whitney Advisory Group upgraded Goldman Sachs(GS Quote) to buy. Bank of America(BAC Quote) and JPMorgan Chase(JPM Quote) rose 8.3% and 6.4%, respectively, on the Dow.
Elsewhere in the financial sector, ailing CIT Group plummeted 11.76 percent to 1.35 dollars after confirming it was in talks with US authorities to try to avoid bankruptcy.
Two U.S. manufacturers filed for bankruptcy on Monday with combined debts of about $600 million, both victims of the economic recession and frozen credit markets.
Crude futures slipped 5USc to $US59.84 a barrel in New York as plentiful petroleum stockpiles remained a drag on the market.

In London, Brent crude on the ICE Futures exchange fell 54USc to $US59.98 a barrel.
Gold futures reversed earlier gains, falling on the heels of last week's drop as tumbling oil prices reduced the metal's appeal as a hedge against inflation.
The dollar pared earlier losses against the euro. A stronger dollar tends to put downward pressures on dollar-denominated gold prices.
August gold fell $US3.40, or 0.4%, to $US909.10 an ounce in New York.
The euro recovered earlier losses against the dollar as US stocks strengthened.
The euro was up at $US1.3969 while the dollar was up at ¥92.63.
The euro was also stronger at ¥129.40 while the UK pound rose to $1.6172.
Asia:
Posco yesterday reported its lowest quarterly operating profit in at least nine years as South Korea's largest steelmaker continues to feel the impact of lower demand and falling prices amid the global economic slowdown.
However, the steelmaker presented an upbeat outlook for the second half, predicting that earnings would improve on the back of stronger demand and lower material costs.
"We see the Chinese steel demand increase accelerating in the second half, driven by economic recovery," the company said.
South Korea's Posco (005490.SE) isn't planning to raise domestic product prices this year, but may raise export prices in the third quarter depending on market conditions, the company's chief financial officer said Monday.
The Bank of Japan bought Y28.88 billion worth of bank-held stocks as of July 10, the central bank's latest account data showed Tuesday.
That was up from Y25.74 billion as of June 30.
In a move to help Japan's troubled banking sector, the central bank decided in February to buy Y1 trillion worth of bank-owned shares in companies with ratings of BBB- or better.
The BOJ said it will keep buying the shares until April 2010.
Aided by the overnight surge on Wall Street and a stronger U.S. dollar, the Japanese stock market opened on a firm note on Tuesday. Stocks across the board moved higher with those
from non-ferrous metals, iron & steel and financial sectors leading the charge.
The Japanese benchmark index Nikkei 225, which opened nearly 83 points or 1.36% up at 9,173, is currently trading at 9,244, up 193.67 points or 2.16% over its previous close. On Monday, the Nikkei had dropped 236.95 points or 2.55% to close at 9,050.33, extending its losses to a ninth successive session.
Steel stocks JFE Holdings, Pacific Metals, Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal Industries and Kobe Steel are currently up by 3%-5%. Oil and gas developer Inpex Corp. is up by around 2.5%. Other oil stocks Nippon Mining Holdings and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. are also trading firm.
Among non-ferrous metals, Sumitomo Metal Mining, SUMCO, Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Fujikura, Furukawa Electric, DOWA Holdings, Toho Zinc, Mitsui Mining, Furukawa, Nippon Light Metal and Mitsubishi Materials are all trading sharply higher today.
In the automobile space, Toyota Motor, Honda Motor, Suzuki Motor, Nissan Motor, Mazda Motor, Isuzu Motors and Hino Motors are up by 2%-6%.
Asian stocks bounced on Tuesday as a rally in U.S. financial shares helped Japan break a 10-session losing streak, while also reversing a little of the recent safe-haven rush into the yen.
Helping was upbeat news from Singapore, as economic growth in the trade hub climbed 20.4 percent annualized in the three months to June, putting an end to four quarters of contraction.
Analysts said other export-dependent Asian economies were also expected to see improved second quarters, but questioned whether improvements can be sustained amid still weak consumer demand in the region's major Western markets.
Unease ahead of key data on U.S. retail sales and a slew of U.S. corporate earnings including banking giant goldman Sachs (GS.N), was enough to keep commodity prices subdued and oil pinned around $60 a barrel.
"Market sentiment has improved slightly compared to a few days ago, but we still need to see the actual numbers of U.S. results," said Mitsuru Sahara, chief manager at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.
Shares of Komatsu were up 6.3% in early trading despite reports that the construction machinery maker's quarterly operating profit dropped 94% from last year as demand in the U.S. and Europe fell off.
One reason for the lift: cost cutting and a boom in Chinese orders helped the firm become profitable again in recent months. All Nippon Airways gained 1.1% after the financially troubled firm said it will raise $1.5 billion by selling shares.
At least one Asian economy is bucking the recession. Singapore's government said its economy grew 20.4% in the second quarter of 2009. That beat analysts' forecast of 16.4% growth. The government said booming
drug production ended a year of recession, though the government maintains the economy will shrink overall this year.
Automakers rose after the Nikkei business daily said major Japanese carmakers such as Nissan Motor Co ( NSANY - news - people ) and Honda Motor ( HMC - news - people ) are raising production capacity in China as brisk local demand helps prop up their earnings at a time when sales virtually everywhere else are in a steep slump.
Nissan jumped 5.9 percent to 538 yen after the Nikkei reported that the automaker will boost production capacity in China by 20 percent. Honda rose 2.5 percent to 2,430 yen and Toyota Motor Corp ( TM - news - people ) climbed 2.4 percent to 3,460 yen.
China's Ministry of Finance announced Monday that the country's fiscal revenue in June rose 19.6 percent year on year to 686.75 billion yuan (100.5 billion U.S. dollars).
However, in the first half of this year, fiscal revenue fell 2.4 percent to 3.398 trillion yuan, said the ministry in a statement on its website.
The growth rate last month was 14.8 percentage points higher than the growth rate in May. Fiscal revenue fell 9.9 percent in the first four months this year from a year earlier to 2.05 trillion yuan due to shrinking business profits hit by the global economic slowdown and active fiscal policies including tax cuts to buoy domestic economic growth.
The ministry attributed the revenue rise in June to the stabilization of overall economic performance, growing business profits and the increase in the cigarette tax.
The government announced on June 20 the tax on cigarette cartons costing 70 yuan or more would rise to 56 percent from 45 percent, and the tax on cigarette cartons costing less than 70 yuan would rise from 30 to 36 percent.
Sales tax revenues rose 63.1 percent year on year in June, with business tax revenues edging up 6.4 percent, but the ministry did not specify the figures.
In June, China's fiscal expenditure increased 21.5 percent to 640.56 billion yuan from a year earlier. From January to June, the figure stood at 2.89 trillion yuan, up 26.3 percent from the same period last year.
The government unveiled a 4-trillion-yuan stimulus package in November last year to be spent over the next two years to shore up the world's third largest economy, with 1.18 trillion yuan from the central government.
Fiscal revenue includes taxes as well as administrative fees and other government income, such as fines and income from state-owned assets. 
 
INVESTMENT VIEW!
Suzlon-Pretty Wind Farms, But Zero Profits
Investors must ask, what are they paying Rs 80 for? The company remains in deep losses and is only using GOI led FX relaxations to show profits....if Suzlon financials are getting impacted by FX conversion in the short term where is the guarantee these are reversible losses to allow a change in accounting policy for FY09.
 
That the corporate is in a credit crisis is apparent from the Rs 300 crore Suzlon raised from LIC, possibly to fund operational losses---- vide an issue of 12.50% Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs).
 
As a result of change in the accounting policy, the net loss before tax for the quarter and year is lower by Rs 402.52 crore in the standalone financial results and net profit before tax for the quarter and year is higher by Rs 405.04 crore in consolidated financial results. These include the following:
 
The Company has amortized the foreign exchange loss as per amended AS - 11 retrospectively and accordingly there is gain of Rs 303.15 crore for the quarter.
 
WTG / Blade restoration & retrofit costs arising out of events like blade failures in Overseas Markets and disruption of WTGs in Dhule and, including their consequential generation / availability provisions. These amounts aggregate Rs 103.74 crore (Rs 182.41 crore) for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and Rs.411.10 crore (Rs.266.61 crore) for the year ended March 31, 2009.
 
The Company has not provided for the proportionate premium on redemption of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds, due 2012, since the Company believes that the same is contingent in nature. The proportionate premium as at March 31, 2009 is approximately Rs.226.11 crore (Rs.101.08 crore).
 
The Backdrop:
 
On June 6, 2008, the Company, through its subsidiary acquired further 30% stake of REpower Systems AG ('REpower') held by Areva. Consequently, REpower has become a subsidiary of the Company with effect from June 6, 2008. Accordingly, the consolidated financial results for the year ended March 31, 2009 are to that extent not comparable with the consolidated financial results of March 31, 2008.
 
Further, pursuant to an agreement dated December 15, 2008 with the Martifer Group to acquire its 22.4% stake in REpower, the Company, through its subsidiary has paid first tranche of Euro 65 Million in December 2008, thereby increasing its holding in REpower to 73.65% as on March 31, 2009. Post balance sheet date, the Company through its subsidiary has acquired additional stake of 17.07% and increased its holding in REpower to 90.72%.
 
In financial year 2007-2008, the financial statements of REpower had been consolidated using equity method of accounting with a three-month time lag to that of the Company and accordingly, the financial statements of REpower for the period June 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 have been consolidated in the financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2008. Appropriate entries have been effected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2009, wherein the aforesaid three-month time lag on consolidation of REpower financials as at March 31, 2008 has been adjusted.

2. In respect of long-term foreign currency monetary items, the Company earlier followed a policy of recording all exchange differences to the profit and loss account. In line with notification of the Companies (Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules 2006 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs on March 31, 2009 amending Accounting Standard – 11 (AS - 11) 'The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (revised 2003)´, the Company has chosen to exercise the option under para 46 inserted in AS - 11 by the notification.
 
Accordingly with retrospective effect from April 01, 2007, exchange differences on all long term foreign currency monetary items have been amortized over future periods not exceeding March 31, 2011 / adjusted to fixed assets as prescribed by the notification.
 
As a result of change in the accounting policy, the net loss before tax for the quarter and year is lower by Rs 402.52 crore in the standalone financial results and net profit before tax for the quarter and year is higher by Rs 405.04 crore in consolidated financial results.

3. Exceptional items referred to above include the following:

a. The Company has treated the Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds as monetary liability and accordingly restated the liability based on the exchange rate prevailing as at the end of the respective quarter. The Company has amortized the foreign exchange loss as per amended AS - 11 retrospectively and accordingly there is gain of Rs 303.15 crore for the quarter.

b. WTG / Blade restoration & retrofit costs arising out of events like blade failures in Overseas Markets and disruption of WTGs in Dhule and, including their consequential generation / availability provisions. These amounts aggregate Rs 103.74 crore (Rs 182.41 crore) for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and Rs.411.10 crore (Rs.266.61 crore) for the year ended March 31, 2009.

c. Mark-to-market losses of Rs.128.68 crore (Rs.23.00 crore) for the quarter and Rs.330.71 crore (Rs.23.00 crore) during the year in the standalone financial results and Rs.139.24 crore (Rs.23 crore) for the quarter and Rs.353.54 crore (Rs.23 crore) during the year in the consolidated financial results. The same is in respect of foreign exchange forward / option contracts, taken for hedging purposes.

4. On June 11, 2007 and October 10, 2007, the Company made an issue of USD 300 Million (Rs.1,223.70 crore) and USD 200 Million (Rs.786.20 crore) Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2012, respectively convertible into equity shares. However, in May 2009 and June 2009, the Company has done a restructuring of the Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds, by virtue of which bondholders have been exercised the following options provided to them:

- buy back of the bonds @ 54.55% of the face value
- exchange of new bonds in place of old bonds in the ratio of 3:5
- payment of consent fee to bondholders who agree for relaxation of covenants

The restructuring does not have any impact on the standalone or consolidated results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2009.

5. The Company has not provided for the proportionate premium on redemption of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds, due 2012, since the Company believes that the same is contingent in nature. The proportionate premium as at March 31, 2009 is approximately Rs.226.11 crore (Rs.101.08 crore). The auditors have without qualifying their opinion, given a matter of emphasis on non-provision of the proportionate premium in their audit report for the year ended March 31, 2009

The Company has share premium of Rs 3,465.18 crores, which is adequate to cover the cost of proportionate premium, in case the contingency materialises.

6. On January 26, 2009, AE-Rotor Holding B.V. ("AERH"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has sold 67,010,421 shares (10% equity) in Hansen Transmissions International NV ("Hansen") to funds managed by Ecofin Limited ("Ecofin"), a London based specialized investment firm. Following this disposal, the Suzlon Group has a voting and economic interest in Hansen of approximately 61.28%.

7. The Company has raised Rs.300 crore in December 2008 from The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) vide an issue of 12.50% Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs). These NCDs are listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

(Some forward looking statements on projections, estimates, expectations & outlook are included to enable a better comprehension of the Company prospects. Actual results may, however, differ materially from those stated on account of factors such as changes in government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts its business, exchange rate and interest rate movements, impact of competing products and their pricing, product demand and supply constraints.)
--
Arvind Parekh
+ 91 98432 32381

Monday, July 13, 2009

Market Outlook 13th July 2009

NIFTY FUTURES LEVELS
SUPPORT
3950
3888
3826
RESISTANCE
4004
4014
4079
4141
4203
4266
Buy CEAT,ZYLOG SYSTEMS
 
Intraday Calls 13thJul 2009
+ve Sector & Scripts : PFC, Infy
Short Educomp-3749 for a target 3600- stop loss 3780
Short M&M-694 for a target 670-660 stop loss 705
Short TITAN-1163 for a target 1120- stop loss 1183
Short Bhartiartl-777 for a target 733- stop loss 790
 
NIFTY FUTURES (F & O):  
Selling may continue up to 3950-3952 zone for time being.
Hurdles at 4004 & 4014 levels. Above these levels, expect short covering up to 4077-4079 zone and thereafter expect a jump up to 4139-4141 zone by non-stop.

Cross above 4201-4203 zone, can take it up to 4264-4266 zone. Supply expected at around this zone and have caution.

On Negative Side, rebound expected at around 3888-3890 zone. Stop Loss at 3826-3828 zone.
 
Short-Term Investors:  
Bullish Trend. 3 closes above 4270 level, it can zoom up to 4830 level by non-stop.
Already SL triggered. 3 closes below 4270 level, it can tumble up to 3990 level by non-stop.
3 closes below 3990 level, it can tumble up to 3710 level by non-stop.
 
BSE SENSEX:  
Lower opening expected. Recovery should start. 

Short-Term Investors:  
Short-Term trend is Bearish and target at around 12478 level on down side.
Maintain a Stop Loss at 14931 level for your short positions too.
Already SL triggered.
 
POSITIONAL  BUY:
Buy CEAT LTD (NSE Cash) 
Uptrend to continue.
Mild sell-off up to 110 level can be used to buy. If uptrend continues, then it may continue up to 115 level for time being. 

If crosses & sustains at above 119 level then uptrend may continue.

Keep a Stop Loss at 107 level for your long positions too.
 
Buy ZYLOG SYSTEMS (NSE Cash) 
Recovery should start.

Mild sell-off up to 205 level can be used to buy. If recovery starts, then it may continue up to 212 level for time being. 

If crosses & sustains at above 218 level then uptrend may continue.

Keep a Stop Loss at 199 level for your long positions too.
 

Global Cues & Rupee 
 he Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 8,146.52. Down by 36.65 points.
The Broader S&P 500 closed at 879.13. Down by 3.55 points.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 1,756.03. Up by 3.48 points.
The rupee ended at 48.93/94 per dollar on Friday, weaker than from its previous close of 48.72/73.
 
 Interesting findings on web:
Some pessimism was generated by a report released by Reuters and the University of Michigan showing that consumer sentiment in the month of July deteriorated by much more than anticipated. The decrease likely came following a string of disappointing employment reports that elevated concerns about the already embattled job market.
The report showed that the preliminary reading on the consumer sentiment index for July came in at 64.6 compared the final reading of 70.8 for June. Economists had been expecting a more modest decrease to a reading of about 70.0.
Earlier, traders shrugged off data from the Commerce Department showing a narrower than expected trade deficit for May and a separate report from the Labor Department that revealed a jump in import prices in June.
Troubles in the oil patch are spilling into Wall Street as investors worry the same things hurting crude prices will injure the stock market, too.
Slack worldwide demand for energy and concern that the economic recovery will be slower than hoped are pushing oil prices down and threatening the profits and stock prices of energy companies.
"Investors expected a V-shaped economic recovery," says Stephen Wood of Russell Investments, describing the hopes some traders had that the economy would spring back to life. "Things aren't as bad as feared, but not as good as hoped."
Oil prices are at the epicenter of investors' cautious view of the economy's recovery. A barrel of oil fell more than 10% last week to $59.89, cracking below $60 for the first time since May 19. Friday the International Energy Agency said demand for oil is likely to drop 2.9% this year.
Chevron unnerved investors Friday when it warned that second-quarter profitability would be hurt by poor refining margins and a weak dollar.
Investors should brace for the oil-price slide to continue, says Christian Bendixen of institutional brokerage firm Bay Crest Partners. Prices for a barrel of oil could slide to between the mid-$30s to the low-$40s over the next few months, he says.
For the week ahead the Forex, equity, and commodity markets will all begin trading at very key price levels and points of potential vulnerability.
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones have been on a 4-week losing streak while their comrade, crude oil, dropped a staggering 10.2% in the prior five days of trading.
A host of companies - including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and tech leaders Google, Intel and IBM - is scheduled to announce their financial performance in the coming week.
Deyaar Development, one of Dubai's largest publicly traded real-estate companies, Sunday posted a 69% decline in second-quarter net profit as the downturn in the emirate's property market hit sales and project delivery.
China's exports and imports fell in June from a year earlier for the eighth straight month but the narrowing declines, particularly for imports, may signal a recovery in the world's third-largest economy is gaining traction.
Economists said that while domestic demand is being boosted by the country's CNY4 trillion stimulus program, exports won't return to growth anytime soon as external demand remains the biggest uncertainty in China's economic recovery.
China's exports in June fell 21.4% from a year earlier to $95.41 billion, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday, citing figures from the General Administration of Customs. The fall was smaller than May's 26.4% decline but was in line with market expectations for a 21% drop.
June's exports were up 7.5% from May, according to Xinhua. Imports fell 13.2% from a year earlier to $87.16 billion, resulting in a trade surplus last month of $8.25 billion, according to the Xinhua report. Market expectations centered on a decline of 20.2% for imports. May's imports fell 25.2% from a year earlier.
For the first half, China's exports fell 21.8%, imports were down 25.4%, and the trade surplus totaled $96.94 billion, Xinhua said. It didn't give the value of exports and imports in the first half.
The Xinhua report didn't give a breakdown of imports and exports with China's trading partners.
"Domestic demand is rebounding faster than external demand," Citigroup economist Ken Peng said. He added that commodity price rises and investment demand in China likely helped to support June imports.
"Current production in China is picking up, creating demand for materials," he said.
China's expansionary policies have resulted in fresh economic problems for the government including a rise in the public's inflationary expectations and surging bank loans, the People's Daily, the mouthpiece of China's Communist Party, reported Monday.
In a front-page story written by a reporter, the People's Daily said China will continue with its active fiscal policy and moderately loose monetary policy, but will guide the reasonable growth of credit and further optimize the government's investment structure.
"(China) should optimize the credit structure...and prevent hidden financial risks," the report said.
The report comes just days before China issues its second-quarter economic data. Many economists expect China's gross domestic product grew much faster than the first quarter's 6.1% year-on-year expansion. But the rise comes as new yuan loans in the first half reached an unprecedented level, equivalent to a quarter of the country's annual GDP.
The People's Daily report also comes as Chinese policy makers signal they may be starting to fine-tune expansionary policies with an eye on medium-term inflationary risks and the potential for asset bubbles.
Lots of weekend press about the Chinese detention of four RIO executives involved in iron ore negotiations. They have been detained by the Chinese secret police and the development has struck fear into the world's company executives dealing with China for a number of reasons.
After a weak start, the Japanese market rebounded into positive territory on Monday before faltering again as selling resumed in several front line stocks.
A strong yen and political uncertainty following the ruling coalition suffering a defeat in a key local election are seen as weighing to a notable extent.
Automobile and banking sectors are seeing stock-specific action. Toyota Motor Corp. shares rose moderately on reports that the automaker has received about 1,500 pre-orders for its Lexus HS hybrid slated to hit the market on Tuesday.
Pharmaceuticals stocks are trading firm. Shares of Daiichi Sankyo bounced back after three days of losses. The stock rose sharply on frenzied buying this morning and is currently trading over 3% up. The stock is in demand following the company receiving approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Effient, an anti-clotting medicine known generally as Prasugrel.
Hong Kong stocks fell sharply early Monday, with resource-related stocks such as Aluminum Corp. of China, and PetroChina Co.leading the decline after crude-oil and gold prices dropped on Friday. The Hang Seng Index recently dropped 2% to 17,355.52, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 1.6% to 10,410.46.
Shares of China Eastern Airlines surged 6.9% in the downbeat market, as trading resumed after the carrier announced an acquisition of rival Shanghai Airlines in a stock swap deal and also raise $1.03 billion in capital via a share sale.
The U.S. government and UBS AG asked a federal judge on Sunday to delay the start of a closely-watched trial, as they seek to resolve their dispute over U.S. demands for the identities of thousands of wealthy Americans suspected of using the Swiss bank to dodge taxes.
In their filing. the U.S. Justice Department and UBS asked that the trial be postponed until Aug. 3, giving the Swiss and U.S. governments time "to continue their discussions seeking a resolution of this matter."
The Justice Department declined further comment, but UBS and the Swiss government have been signaling for weeks that they were open to an out-of-court settlement of the case.
The case has been widely seen as perhaps the biggest challenge yet to Switzerland's bank secrecy.
The yen erased losses against the dollar and the euro after Asian stocks declined, boosting demand for the relative safety of the Japanese currency.
The yen rose for a sixth day against the South Korean won on speculation the global recession is far from over, prompting investors to reduce holdings of higher-yielding assets. The euro traded near a one-month high against the pound on prospects European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet will today signal policy makers will refrain from cutting interest rates.
"Currencies will stay sensitive to downside risks in equities worldwide," said Philip Wee, a senior foreign-exchange economist at DBS Group Holdings Ltd. in Singapore.
"Markets may seek safety in the yen and the dollar as they adjust their bullish positions accumulated during the March-June rebound from the crisis."
 
INVESTMET VIEW
IVRCL Infra-Take Profit

Be very careful with IVRCL Infra..the company owes Rs 140 crore as IT Arrears from 2001..with interest for 8 years at 16 per cent per annum and 100 per cent as penalty..the company will hv to cough up Rs 500 crore or nearly 2 years of profit to the Revenue authorities. The appeal is with ITAT, which has referred the case back to the AO. Highly dangerous share to hold.
(Some forward looking statements on projections, estimates, expectations & outlook are included to enable a better comprehension of the Company prospects. Actual results may, however, differ materially from those stated on account of factors such as changes in government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts its business, exchange rate and interest rate movements, impact of competing products and their pricing, product demand and supply constraints.)

Weekly Index Outlook — Poised on the brink
Sensex (13,504.2)
 
The Union Budget for 2009-10 was definitely not scary enough to make equities fall off a cliff the way they did. Though the packaging of the Budget and missing road-maps caused a great deal of consternation among market participants, the 1,400 points weekly loss in the Sensex appears to have been largely caused by unwinding of short-term positions built in expectation of a post-election surge in stock prices.

Volumes tapered off towards the close of the week. Data released by SEBI reveals that foreign institutional investors have bought $603 million in the four sessions from the Budget day.

Domestic institutional investors too were largely net buyers last week.

Retail investors seem to have borne the brunt of the post-budget selling.

A turnover of Rs 96,000 crore, recorded in the derivative segment of NSE on Monday indicates that leveraged positions built up in anticipation of a post-Budget rally could have been the primary factor that pushed stock prices lower on the Budget day.

The 10-day rate of change (ROC) oscillator has declined into negative zone and the 14-day relative strength index is positioned at 38.

Both these readings reflect a bearish short-term outlook. That the Sensex has recorded a close below its 50-day moving average is also a negative.

But investors can take heart from the weekly momentum indicators that are holding in the positive zone.

Interestingly, monthly ROC has risen from the negative zone and is poised on the median line. The inference is that the movement of Sensex over the next few weeks will determine the long-term direction that the index takes.

The third wave of the down-move from 15,600-peak started on the Budget day and this wave has the downward targets of 13,513 and 12,553. Sensex moved to the first target on Friday. There are a cluster of supports around the 13,500 level provided by the trough formed on May 26 and the ceiling of the post-election result gap.

A short-term bounce is possible here that takes index to 14,000. But failure to record a strong close above 14,000 would mean that the weakness would continue in the short-term.

We stay with the view that the medium-term trend will turn conclusively negative only on a close below 13,300. The yawning gap between 12,219 and 13,479 will result in the decline accelerating once the index closes below 13,300. Fibonacci retracement of the up-move from March lows give us the medium-term targets of 12,730, 11,840 and 10,950 in the event of a protracted down-move.

A brief review of the long-term outlook is warranted at this stage. We have adhered to the view that the up-move from March lows was a counter-trend rally in a long-term down-trend (bear market rally in common parlance and B wave in E-wave terminology).

A strong weekly close above 16,200 is needed to alter this view. The behaviour of market participants in May and June had all the hallmarks of the B wave and patterns in the charts of other global indices also support this view. Investors holding short-term positions need to tread carefully at this point since the C wave of the long-term down-trend could have commenced from the 15600 peak. This count will be confirmed on a strong close below 13000. The force and ferocity of the C wave downward is known to all. But bulls need not throw in the towel just yet. A strong rebound next week will mean that the B wave can extend for a few more weeks and maybe help Sensex reach 16,000.

Sensex closed on a very weak note on Friday. But a short-term rebound can take the index to 14,059 or 14,455 early next week. Key resistance zone for the week would be between 14,000 and 14,250. Failure to move beyond this zone will result in the index heading lower towards 13,346 or 12,730 in the short-term.

Nifty (4,003.9)
 
Nifty moved to the low of 3,976 on Friday. Targets of the down-move from 4,693 peak are 3,930 and 3,590. Since Nifty is close to the first target, a short-term rebound is possible that takes the index higher to 4,181 or 4,296. Short-term traders can use rallies to these levels to initiate fresh short positions. Medium-term targets for the Nifty based on retracement levels are 3,876, 3,624 and 3,371.

A close above 4,450 is needed to make the medium-term view positive again for Nifty.

Global Cues
Global equities began correcting in earnest last week; most of the major indices gave up between 3 to 4 per cent. Asian indices were however resilient, indices such as Jakarta Composite, KLSE Composite, Seoul Composite and so on closed near the upper end of their medium-term trading ranges. CBOE VIX spiked to an intra-week high of 33 before closing at 29 implying that investors are getting just a trifle edgy.

The Dow moved in line with our expectation, declining below the first target of 8,198. Close below 8,200 is a negative from a short-term perspective and implies that the index could decline towards the next target between 7,960 and 8,000. But we stay with the view that a re-test of March lows becomes a possibility only on a strong close below 7,800.

Commodities led by crude pulled the CRB index lower by almost 3 per cent. This index has retraced over 40 per cent of the rally from the March lows and the speed of the current decline implies that the long-term trend in commodities continues to be down.

As the Sensex declined from 21,000 to below 10,000, all the key valuation parameters fell below the historical averages. The BSE Sensex now trades at a forward P/E of 16.1x v/s the 15-year average of 14.3x, while the P/B multiple has declined from 4.7x to 2.8x. Following the deceleration in earnings momentum, Sensex RoE is now estimated at 18% v/s its peak RoE of 24%. At the current levels, earnings yield to bond yield is 0.8x, close to the long-term average of 0.73x. (At March 2009 Sensex levels of 9,500, it was about 1.3x.) This is one of the important parameters indicating that equities have moved from a stage of undervaluation to their long-term average fair values.

 Strong & Weak  futures  
This is list of 10 strong futures:
  1. Colpal
  2. Dabur
  3. EduComp
  4. ITC
  5. DrReddy
  6. Gail
  7. Maruti
  8. Patni
  9. Cipla
  10. GTOff Shore
And this is list of 10 Weak futures:
  1. AdlabsFilm
  2. Aban
  3. BajajHind
  4. EssarOil
  5. HDIL
  6. NagarFert
  7. ChambalFert
  8. OrchidChem
  9. Suzlon
  10. PrajInd
  Nifty is in Down Trend.
Reliance (Rs 1,778.4)
 
RIL went in to a free fall last week and closed 12 per cent lower. It has already achieved our first medium-term target of Rs 1,750. Failure to move above Rs 1,900 next week would mean that it would move down to our next medium-term target of Rs 1,522. Since that coincides with 61.8 per cent retracement of the up-move from October lows, the current medium-term down-trend could halt there.

Presence of 200-day moving average at Rs 1,575 makes the entire zone between Rs 1,500 and Rs 1,600 a very potent support zone if the decline continues. Short-term resistances for the stock are at Rs 1,900 and Rs 1,970. Short-term traders can initiate short positions on a reversal from either of these levels.

State Bank of India (Rs 1,543.6)
 
SBI recorded a giant bearish engulfing candle on Monday that has dragged the stock close to our second medium-term target of Rs 1,500. A bounce is possible from here that takes the stock to Rs 1,650 or Rs 1,690. The medium-term view will stay negative as long as the stock stays below the second resistance. Short-term traders can short the stock on rallies till it closes above Rs 1,690.

However, close above Rs 1,690 will imply that SBI has begun a fresh leg of the up-move from March lows that can take it towards Rs 2,000 again. Those holding long positions can do so with a stop at Rs 1,480. Close below this support will signal an impending decline to Rs 1,416 or Rs 1,290.

Tata Steel (Rs 353.4)
 
Tata Steel was one of the biggest losers among the pivotals last week with 19 per cent weekly loss. The third leg of the downtrend from the Rs 496 peak is currently in motion. This leg has the targets of Rs 372, Rs 327 and Rs 255. Fibonacci retracement of the up-move from the March lows gives us the targets of Rs 320 and Rs 280 if the stock continues to slide.

There could be a brief rally to Rs 382 or Rs 405 next week. Reversal from the first resistance would be the cue for short-term traders to initiate fresh shorts on this counter.

Infosys (Rs 1,726.5)
 
Infosys too plunged below Rs 1,650, before its first quarter earnings helped the stock to wipe out part of the losses; helping it close only 4 per cent lower for the week. Despite Friday's reversal, the medium-term trend in this stock has reversed downwards. As we have been reiterating, the stock has strong intermediate resistance in the zone between Rs 1,850 and Rs 1,900 and a reversal from here can pull the stock lower to Rs 1,400 over the medium-term.

Short-term resistance for the stock is at Rs 1,750. If the stock fails to move above this level early next week, it will imply an impending down-move to Rs 1,650, Rs 1,602 or Rs 1,550 in the near term.

ONGC (Rs 986.3)
ONGC reversed strongly from the resistance zone around Rs 1,130 indicated in our last column and is currently pausing at the first downward target of Rs 990. If the stock manages to hold this level, it would mean that the stock could have a shy at its previous high over the medium-term. But a decline below Rs 980 would drag the stock down to Rs 920 or Rs 850. The 200-day moving average would be the key support in a protracted decline.
 
Maruti Suzuki (Rs 1,104.7)
 
Maruti Suzuki was among the rare few that defied the sell-off in the market last week and went on to put a 4 per cent weekly gain. This stock moved contrary to our expectation and recorded an intra-week peak of Rs 1,125. But there is short-term resistance around this level and fresh long positions are recommended only on a strong close above Rs 1,125. Reversal from here can pull the stock down to Rs 1,015 again.

However, we maintain that the medium-term view on this stock stays positive as long as it holds above Rs 950.

 FII DATA
FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value
FII 10-Jul-2009 1713.69 2617.01 -903.32
DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value
DII 10-Jul-2009 1432.58 546.45 +886.13
 
SPOT LEVELS FOR MONDAY 13TH JULY
NSE Nifty Index   4003.90 ( -1.89 %) -77.05       
  1 2 3
Resistance 4096.97 4190.03   4250.12  
Support 3943.82 3883.73 3790.67

BSE Sensex  13504.22 ( -1.84 %) -253.24     
  1 2 3
Resistance 13794.81 14085.40 14273.61
Support 13316.01 13127.80 12837.21
Price rate of change
 

Price rate of change (ROC) oscillator measures the velocity of price movement. It is a simple yet effective indicator that gives investors prior warning about impending change in trend.

To plot the ROC, the time period over which the oscillator has to be plotted needs to be determined first. If the period is taken as 12 days, the difference between the latest closing price and the closing price 12 days ago is used for plotting this oscillator.

What ROC indicates
Needless to add that once the latest close is less than the price recorded 12 days ago, the ROC will turn negative. So the ROC fluctuates above and below a zero line that is from the positive to the negative territory. ROC is plotted below the price chart of a stock.

When a stock price is trending up or down, there is a period when the rate of increase or decrease in the stock price slows down and this phase generally precedes a reversal in trend.

ROC captures the slowdown in momentum in this period thus warning the investor about flagging of buying or selling fervour.

The warning is given in the form of positive or negative divergence in the ROC chart. A positive divergence is noticed when the stock price makes lower lows while the ROC plots higher lows. Similarly, a negative divergence is observed when the stock price continues to rise forming higher peaks, while ROC peaks out and begins form lower peaks.

Overbought and oversold
The 12- and 25-day ROC are most widely used. Over a period, each stock or index forms its overbought and oversold regions. But, one should not hurry to initiate a position just because the oscillator has reached the overbought or oversold zone; one must wait until the stock price changes its direction too.

The ROC can remain overbought or oversold for extended periods during which the price continues to trend higher or lower. When ROC is poised above zero, it indicates an increase in upward momentum and ROC below the zero line indicates an increase in selling pressure.

The MRPL chart illustrates overbought and negative divergence. In late May, the ROC reached overbought levels and it continued to remain at those levels till early June. In late May, if you had hurried to open a short-position, you would have gone wrong as the stock price continued to move higher.

We can observe a negative divergence during early June as the stock price made higher peaks, the ROC formed lower peaks. Subsequently, the ROC entered into the negative territory signalling a sell.

As with most technical indicators, ROC should be used in combination with other tools of technical analysis as well as other non-momentum based indicators.

--
Arvind Parekh
+ 91 98432 32381




--
Arvind Parekh
+ 91 98432 32381

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Market Outlook 13-17th July 2009

Weekly Index Outlook — Poised on the brink
Sensex (13,504.2)
 
The Union Budget for 2009-10 was definitely not scary enough to make equities fall off a cliff the way they did. Though the packaging of the Budget and missing road-maps caused a great deal of consternation among market participants, the 1,400 points weekly loss in the Sensex appears to have been largely caused by unwinding of short-term positions built in expectation of a post-election surge in stock prices.

Volumes tapered off towards the close of the week. Data released by SEBI reveals that foreign institutional investors have bought $603 million in the four sessions from the Budget day.

Domestic institutional investors too were largely net buyers last week.

Retail investors seem to have borne the brunt of the post-budget selling.

A turnover of Rs 96,000 crore, recorded in the derivative segment of NSE on Monday indicates that leveraged positions built up in anticipation of a post-Budget rally could have been the primary factor that pushed stock prices lower on the Budget day.

The 10-day rate of change (ROC) oscillator has declined into negative zone and the 14-day relative strength index is positioned at 38.

Both these readings reflect a bearish short-term outlook. That the Sensex has recorded a close below its 50-day moving average is also a negative.

But investors can take heart from the weekly momentum indicators that are holding in the positive zone.

Interestingly, monthly ROC has risen from the negative zone and is poised on the median line. The inference is that the movement of Sensex over the next few weeks will determine the long-term direction that the index takes.

The third wave of the down-move from 15,600-peak started on the Budget day and this wave has the downward targets of 13,513 and 12,553. Sensex moved to the first target on Friday. There are a cluster of supports around the 13,500 level provided by the trough formed on May 26 and the ceiling of the post-election result gap.

A short-term bounce is possible here that takes index to 14,000. But failure to record a strong close above 14,000 would mean that the weakness would continue in the short-term.

We stay with the view that the medium-term trend will turn conclusively negative only on a close below 13,300. The yawning gap between 12,219 and 13,479 will result in the decline accelerating once the index closes below 13,300. Fibonacci retracement of the up-move from March lows give us the medium-term targets of 12,730, 11,840 and 10,950 in the event of a protracted down-move.

A brief review of the long-term outlook is warranted at this stage. We have adhered to the view that the up-move from March lows was a counter-trend rally in a long-term down-trend (bear market rally in common parlance and B wave in E-wave terminology).

A strong weekly close above 16,200 is needed to alter this view. The behaviour of market participants in May and June had all the hallmarks of the B wave and patterns in the charts of other global indices also support this view. Investors holding short-term positions need to tread carefully at this point since the C wave of the long-term down-trend could have commenced from the 15600 peak. This count will be confirmed on a strong close below 13000. The force and ferocity of the C wave downward is known to all. But bulls need not throw in the towel just yet. A strong rebound next week will mean that the B wave can extend for a few more weeks and maybe help Sensex reach 16,000.

Sensex closed on a very weak note on Friday. But a short-term rebound can take the index to 14,059 or 14,455 early next week. Key resistance zone for the week would be between 14,000 and 14,250. Failure to move beyond this zone will result in the index heading lower towards 13,346 or 12,730 in the short-term.

Nifty (4,003.9)
 
Nifty moved to the low of 3,976 on Friday. Targets of the down-move from 4,693 peak are 3,930 and 3,590. Since Nifty is close to the first target, a short-term rebound is possible that takes the index higher to 4,181 or 4,296. Short-term traders can use rallies to these levels to initiate fresh short positions. Medium-term targets for the Nifty based on retracement levels are 3,876, 3,624 and 3,371.

A close above 4,450 is needed to make the medium-term view positive again for Nifty.

Global Cues
Global equities began correcting in earnest last week; most of the major indices gave up between 3 to 4 per cent. Asian indices were however resilient, indices such as Jakarta Composite, KLSE Composite, Seoul Composite and so on closed near the upper end of their medium-term trading ranges. CBOE VIX spiked to an intra-week high of 33 before closing at 29 implying that investors are getting just a trifle edgy.

The Dow moved in line with our expectation, declining below the first target of 8,198. Close below 8,200 is a negative from a short-term perspective and implies that the index could decline towards the next target between 7,960 and 8,000. But we stay with the view that a re-test of March lows becomes a possibility only on a strong close below 7,800.

Commodities led by crude pulled the CRB index lower by almost 3 per cent. This index has retraced over 40 per cent of the rally from the March lows and the speed of the current decline implies that the long-term trend in commodities continues to be down.

As the Sensex declined from 21,000 to below 10,000, all the key valuation parameters fell below the historical averages. The BSE Sensex now trades at a forward P/E of 16.1x v/s the 15-year average of 14.3x, while the P/B multiple has declined from 4.7x to 2.8x. Following the deceleration in earnings momentum, Sensex RoE is now estimated at 18% v/s its peak RoE of 24%. At the current levels, earnings yield to bond yield is 0.8x, close to the long-term average of 0.73x. (At March 2009 Sensex levels of 9,500, it was about 1.3x.) This is one of the important parameters indicating that equities have moved from a stage of undervaluation to their long-term average fair values.

 Strong & Weak  futures  
This is list of 10 strong futures:
  1. Colpal
  2. Dabur
  3. EduComp
  4. ITC
  5. DrReddy
  6. Gail
  7. Maruti
  8. Patni
  9. Cipla
  10. GTOff Shore
And this is list of 10 Weak futures:
  1. AdlabsFilm
  2. Aban
  3. BajajHind
  4. EssarOil
  5. HDIL
  6. NagarFert
  7. ChambalFert
  8. OrchidChem
  9. Suzlon
  10. PrajInd
  Nifty is in Down Trend.
Reliance (Rs 1,778.4)
 
RIL went in to a free fall last week and closed 12 per cent lower. It has already achieved our first medium-term target of Rs 1,750. Failure to move above Rs 1,900 next week would mean that it would move down to our next medium-term target of Rs 1,522. Since that coincides with 61.8 per cent retracement of the up-move from October lows, the current medium-term down-trend could halt there.

Presence of 200-day moving average at Rs 1,575 makes the entire zone between Rs 1,500 and Rs 1,600 a very potent support zone if the decline continues. Short-term resistances for the stock are at Rs 1,900 and Rs 1,970. Short-term traders can initiate short positions on a reversal from either of these levels.

State Bank of India (Rs 1,543.6)
 
SBI recorded a giant bearish engulfing candle on Monday that has dragged the stock close to our second medium-term target of Rs 1,500. A bounce is possible from here that takes the stock to Rs 1,650 or Rs 1,690. The medium-term view will stay negative as long as the stock stays below the second resistance. Short-term traders can short the stock on rallies till it closes above Rs 1,690.

However, close above Rs 1,690 will imply that SBI has begun a fresh leg of the up-move from March lows that can take it towards Rs 2,000 again. Those holding long positions can do so with a stop at Rs 1,480. Close below this support will signal an impending decline to Rs 1,416 or Rs 1,290.

Tata Steel (Rs 353.4)
 
Tata Steel was one of the biggest losers among the pivotals last week with 19 per cent weekly loss. The third leg of the downtrend from the Rs 496 peak is currently in motion. This leg has the targets of Rs 372, Rs 327 and Rs 255. Fibonacci retracement of the up-move from the March lows gives us the targets of Rs 320 and Rs 280 if the stock continues to slide.

There could be a brief rally to Rs 382 or Rs 405 next week. Reversal from the first resistance would be the cue for short-term traders to initiate fresh shorts on this counter.

Infosys (Rs 1,726.5)
 
Infosys too plunged below Rs 1,650, before its first quarter earnings helped the stock to wipe out part of the losses; helping it close only 4 per cent lower for the week. Despite Friday's reversal, the medium-term trend in this stock has reversed downwards. As we have been reiterating, the stock has strong intermediate resistance in the zone between Rs 1,850 and Rs 1,900 and a reversal from here can pull the stock lower to Rs 1,400 over the medium-term.

Short-term resistance for the stock is at Rs 1,750. If the stock fails to move above this level early next week, it will imply an impending down-move to Rs 1,650, Rs 1,602 or Rs 1,550 in the near term.

ONGC (Rs 986.3)
ONGC reversed strongly from the resistance zone around Rs 1,130 indicated in our last column and is currently pausing at the first downward target of Rs 990. If the stock manages to hold this level, it would mean that the stock could have a shy at its previous high over the medium-term. But a decline below Rs 980 would drag the stock down to Rs 920 or Rs 850. The 200-day moving average would be the key support in a protracted decline.
 
Maruti Suzuki (Rs 1,104.7)
 
Maruti Suzuki was among the rare few that defied the sell-off in the market last week and went on to put a 4 per cent weekly gain. This stock moved contrary to our expectation and recorded an intra-week peak of Rs 1,125. But there is short-term resistance around this level and fresh long positions are recommended only on a strong close above Rs 1,125. Reversal from here can pull the stock down to Rs 1,015 again.

However, we maintain that the medium-term view on this stock stays positive as long as it holds above Rs 950.

 FII DATA
FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value
FII 10-Jul-2009 1713.69 2617.01 -903.32
DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value
DII 10-Jul-2009 1432.58 546.45 +886.13
 
SPOT LEVELS FOR MONDAY 13TH JULY
NSE Nifty Index   4003.90 ( -1.89 %) -77.05       
  1 2 3
Resistance 4096.97 4190.03   4250.12  
Support 3943.82 3883.73 3790.67

BSE Sensex  13504.22 ( -1.84 %) -253.24     
  1 2 3
Resistance 13794.81 14085.40 14273.61
Support 13316.01 13127.80 12837.21
Price rate of change
 

Price rate of change (ROC) oscillator measures the velocity of price movement. It is a simple yet effective indicator that gives investors prior warning about impending change in trend.

To plot the ROC, the time period over which the oscillator has to be plotted needs to be determined first. If the period is taken as 12 days, the difference between the latest closing price and the closing price 12 days ago is used for plotting this oscillator.

What ROC indicates
Needless to add that once the latest close is less than the price recorded 12 days ago, the ROC will turn negative. So the ROC fluctuates above and below a zero line that is from the positive to the negative territory. ROC is plotted below the price chart of a stock.

When a stock price is trending up or down, there is a period when the rate of increase or decrease in the stock price slows down and this phase generally precedes a reversal in trend.

ROC captures the slowdown in momentum in this period thus warning the investor about flagging of buying or selling fervour.

The warning is given in the form of positive or negative divergence in the ROC chart. A positive divergence is noticed when the stock price makes lower lows while the ROC plots higher lows. Similarly, a negative divergence is observed when the stock price continues to rise forming higher peaks, while ROC peaks out and begins form lower peaks.

Overbought and oversold
The 12- and 25-day ROC are most widely used. Over a period, each stock or index forms its overbought and oversold regions. But, one should not hurry to initiate a position just because the oscillator has reached the overbought or oversold zone; one must wait until the stock price changes its direction too.

The ROC can remain overbought or oversold for extended periods during which the price continues to trend higher or lower. When ROC is poised above zero, it indicates an increase in upward momentum and ROC below the zero line indicates an increase in selling pressure.

The MRPL chart illustrates overbought and negative divergence. In late May, the ROC reached overbought levels and it continued to remain at those levels till early June. In late May, if you had hurried to open a short-position, you would have gone wrong as the stock price continued to move higher.

We can observe a negative divergence during early June as the stock price made higher peaks, the ROC formed lower peaks. Subsequently, the ROC entered into the negative territory signalling a sell.

As with most technical indicators, ROC should be used in combination with other tools of technical analysis as well as other non-momentum based indicators.

--
Arvind Parekh
+ 91 98432 32381

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Valuation of Sensex!


As the Sensex declined from 21,000 to below 10,000, all the key valuation parameters fell below the historical averages. The BSE Sensex now trades at a forward P/E of 16.1x v/s the 15-year average of 14.3x, while the P/B multiple has declined from 4.7x to 2.8x. Following the deceleration in earnings momentum, Sensex RoE is now estimated at 18% v/s its peak RoE of 24%. At the current levels, earnings yield to bond yield is 0.8x, close to the long-term average of 0.73x. (At March 2009 Sensex levels of 9,500, it was about 1.3x.) This is one of the important parameters indicating that equities have moved from a stage of undervaluation to their long-term average fair values.

Strong & Weak futures
This is list of 10 strong futures:
  1. Colpal
  2. Dabur
  3. EduComp
  4. ITC
  5. DrReddy
  6. Gail
  7. Maruti
  8. Patni
  9. Cipla
  10. GTOff Shore
And this is list of 10 Weak futures:
  1. AdlabsFilm
  2. Aban
  3. BajajHind
  4. EssarOil
  5. HDIL
  6. NagarFert
  7. ChambalFert
  8. OrchidChem
  9. Suzlon
  10. PrajInd
Nifty is in Down Trend.


FII DATA
FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
CategoryDateBuy ValueSell ValueNet Value
FII10-Jul-20091713.692617.01-903.32

DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
CategoryDateBuy ValueSell ValueNet Value
DII10-Jul-20091432.58546.45+886.13


SPOT LEVELS FOR MONDAY 13TH JULY
NSE Nifty Index 4003.90( -1.89 %) -77.05
123
Resistance4096.97 4190.03 4250.12
Support 3943.82 3883.73 3790.67

BSE Sensex 13504.22( -1.84 %) -253.24
123
Resistance 13794.81 14085.40 14273.61
Support 13316.01 13127.80 12837.21

--
Arvind Parekh
+ 91 98432 32381

Friday, July 10, 2009

Market Outlook 11th July 2009

 
Intraday Calls 10thJul 2009
BUY Biocon-228 for a target 240+ stop loss 223
BUY HPCL-333 for a target 344-351+ stop loss 328
 
BUY Jagran-75 for a target 79-81+ stop loss 73.50
BUY Mcdowell-890 for a target 921+ stop loss 879 
 
NIFTY FUTURES LEVELS
RESISTANCE

4101
4112
4131
4141
4160
SUPPORT
4062
4031
4012
4002
3983
Buy MARUTI;COLGATE

 Strong & Weak futures
This is list of 10 strong futures:
Colpal, Edu Comp, Gail, Biocon, Dr. Reddy, ITC, A Pil, Hind Petrol, Ashok Leyland & GT Off Shore.
 
And this is list of 10 Weak futures:
Essar oil, Ispat Ind, H Dil, BRFL, Adlabs Film, Bhushan Steel, Suzlon, Orchid Chem, Aban & Chambal Fert.
Nifty is in Down Trend.
 
 NIFTY FUTURES (F & O):  
Above 4101 level, buying may continue up to 4110-4112 zone and thereafter expect a jump up to 4129-4131 zone
by non-stop.

Support at 4062-4064 zone. Below this zone, expect profit booking up to 4031-4033 zone and thereafter slide may
continue up to 4012-4014 zone by non-stop.

Buy if touches 4002-4004 zone. Stop Loss at 3983-3985 zone.

On Positive Side, cross above 4139-4141 zone can take it up to 4158-4160 zone. If crosses and sustains this zone
then uptrend may continue.
 
Short-Term Investors: 
 
Bullish Trend. 3 closes above 4270 level, it can zoom up to 4830 level by non-stop.
Already SL triggered. 3 closes below 4270 level, it can tumble up to 3990 level by non-stop.
 
BSE SENSEX:
Higher opening expected. Recovery should start. 
Short-Term Investors:
 
Short-Term trend is Bearish and target at around 12478 level on down side.
Maintain a Stop Loss at 14931 level for your short positions too.
Already SL triggered.
 
POSITIONAL  BUY:
Buy MARUTI SUZUKI (NSE Cash) 
Recovery should start.
Mild sell-off up to 1085 level can be used to buy. If recovery starts, then it may continue up to 1104 level for time being. 

If crosses & sustains at above 1119 level then uptrend may continue.

Keep a Stop Loss at 1070 level for your long positions too.
 
Buy COLGATE PALMOLIV (NSE Cash) 
Uptrend to continue.
Mild sell-off up to 648 level can be used to buy. If uptrend continues, then it may continue up to 664 level for time being. 

If crosses & sustains at above 673 level then uptrend may continue.

Keep a Stop Loss at 638 level for your long positions too.
 
 
FII DATA
FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value
FII 09-Jul-2009 2164.88 2710.43 -545.55
DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value
DII 09-Jul-2009 1295.04 716.88 +578.16
 
SPOT LEVELS
NSE Nifty Index   4080.95 ( 0.05 %) 2.05       
  1 2 3
Resistance 4117.28 4153.62   4192.33  
Support 4042.23 4003.52 3967.18

BSE Sensex  13757.46 ( -0.08 %) -11.69     
  1 2 3
Resistance 13876.44 13995.41 14111.65
Support 13641.23 13524.99 13406.02
 Global Cues & Rupee
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 8,183.17. Up by 4.76 points.
The Broader S&P 500 closed at 882.68. Up by 3.12 points.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 1,752.55. Up by 5.38 points.
The rupee ended at 48.72 against the dollar, stronger than Wednesday's close of 48.89.
 
 Interesting findings on web:
The Rupee is Asia's worst performer this month, with a loss of 1.7%.
Dow-component Alcoa posts a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss and initial claims come in below consensus, a good sign for the labor market.
Bank, tech and commodity shares rose Thursday.
Positive broker comment on Goldman Sachs boosted the financial sector.
Stocks managed gains Thursday, but the trend has remained downward since mid-June as investors have stepped back after a 40% rally off the March 9 lows.
Merck & Co Inc, which fell 3.7 percent to $27.01 on speculation its Zetia cholesterol drug fared poorly in a clinical trial comparing it to a drug from Abbott Laboratories.
Wall Street opened narrowly mixed with the Dow losing 13 points at the outset while the NASDAQ posted a six point gain. Stocks began to firm up as investors welcomed news of weekly jobless claims and that they had dropped a much larger than expected 52,000. Adding to the firmness, a report that China's auto sales were up sharply.
Most active big board issue trading 40 million shares, Bank of America (BAC) rising $0.13 a share.
Followed by Citigroup (C) with a $0.07 gain. Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit under pressure to improve results announced a series of management changes today. This as the government prepares to take possession of 34 percent of the bank.
Market breadth was positive. On the New York Stock Exchange, winners beat losers three to two on volume of 1.01 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, advancers narrowly topped decliners on volume of 1.91 billion shares.
Wall Street was also heartened by yesterday's release of China's monthly auto sales numbers. Sales jumped 36.5% in June to mark the sharpest monthly rise in 2009 to date, to derive a 17.7% growth average over twelve months. The debate rages around the globe as to whether China's astonishing 2009 commodity purchases reflect true stimulus demand or just a lot of smoke and mirrors. The car sales number - if accurate - implies you don't really need to throw someone in gaol to make a point.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment fell to 565,000 last week from a revised 617,000 the previous week. That was short of the 603,000 new claims economists expected, according to a Briefing.com survey.
But continuing claims, a measure of Americans receiving benefits for a week or more, rose to 6,883,000, a fresh record high.
May wholesale inventories fell 0.8% after falling a revised 1.3% last month. Economists thought inventories would fall 1%. It was the ninth straight month of declining inventories.
The economic slowdown continued to take its toll on consumer spending, with clothing retailers and luxury item merchants especially feeling the impact of the recession.
Treasury prices fell, raising the yield on the benchmark 10-year note to 3.40% from 3.31% late Wednesday. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
The US dollar spun around and crossed back over the 80 mark in the index for the umpteenth time last night, settling down a percent to 79.86. This provided respite in commodity markets, allowing oil to post its first up-day in seven, albeit a mere US27c to US$60.41/bbl. Among the base metals, aluminium added 2% with Chinese cars in mind and copper took back 3% after some sharp falls. Tin was down another 3% however.
Gold steadied with a US$2.90 rise to US$912.20/oz, and the ever volatile Aussie took back half a cent to US$0.7830.
Last night also saw the release of the May wholesale inventories data in the US. Last month the April data showed a fall of 1.4%, and economists were expecting another fall of 1.0% for May. The result came in as a fall of 0.8%, which keeps the "less bad" mantra alive, but then the April figure was revised from down 1.4% to unchanged.
When it comes to the important factor of inventory movements, 1.4% is a big fall. To revise three month old data to unchanged is quite simply ridiculous. On another day perhaps this would have been inspiring news, but a breakdown of the numbers suggests only non-durable (ie consumable) goods inventories are growing against continuing falls in durable goods inventories, which have a greater economic trend significance. But then you might as well just spin a chocolate wheel, it would seem.
Japanese Economy Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday that a rising yen and falling domestic stock prices are a concern because they hurt sentiment among exporters, the main growth engine for the nation's economy.
Japan's Nikkei average halted a seven-day slide to rise 0.6 percent on Friday, as a pull back in the yen from recent peaks boosted shares of exporters, while resource-linked stocks climbed on a retreat in oil prices.
Cathay Pacific shares jumped 6.2% on Tuesday, going against the 0.7% drop on the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index.
JP Morgan raised the rating for the airlines stock from "underweight" to "overweight¡± on expectations the airline's earnings outlook would improve.
 
INVESTMENT VIEW
BASF may close down Ciba operations in India
 
 BASF SE is looking at selling or shuttering half of newly-acquired Ciba Holding AG's production sites and offices in a plan that would cost 3,700 jobs at the combined company. Ludwigshafen-based BASF, the world's largest chemical company by sales, said it was reviewing the sale or closure of 23 of the 55 worldwide Ciba production sites and that it would come to a decision on the matter in the first quarter of 2010. BASF said it also aims to consolidate 36 of Ciba's 70 sales and administrative offices and research sites with existing BASF activities.
 
The majority of the 3,700 jobs at Switzerland-based Ciba would be cut by the end of 2010, though the reduction would not be complete until the end of 2013. This is unfortunately not good news for some of it's employees. But the combined businesses can be successful in the long term only if the merged entity can optimize operations, resources and exploit the full potential for synergies.
 
BASF has been hard hit by the global recession as demand has dropped off for the company's products, ranging from crude oil to fertilizers to paints, and has cut back sharply on output and instituted other programs to reduce labor like shortening workers' hours. The plant and staff reductions at Ciba were expected since the announcement of the acquisition last September. The tie-up was valued at around euro4 billion at the time.  Ciba, which makes products including chemicals, plastics and coatings for the automotive, paper and personal care market, employs 12,500 people around the world. 
 
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