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Name Value Change %
BSE Carbonex 976.41 11.5 1.2
BSE Greenex 1,602.89 7.5 0.5
BSE SME IPO 242.85 0.1 0.0
BSE 100 6,012.07 70.7 1.2
BSE 200 2,416.38 27.4 1.1
BSE 500 7,466.33 81.1 1.1
BSE AUTO 10,996.62 38.7 0.4

Sell in May and go away?

India Infoline Research Team / 08:44 , May 02, 2013

The month of May is here and historical evidence especially in US markets show that May to October period is relatively weak. Fortunately, this cycle is different in the first year following a US presidential election. So let’s hope the markets can power ahead.


The start today is set to be weak following discouraging global cues. Investors will remain cautious ahead of the RBI policy meet tomorrow.


FMCG counters bolstered by foreign parent Unilever's $5.4bn offer to increase its stake in the Indian arm Hindustan Unilever, is remain in action. Other MNCs could see some gains as expectations of similar offers set in.


Retail stocks will be in focus after the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the government's proposal to allow FDI in retail. 'Customer is the king and if that is the philosophy working behind the policy then what is wrong ' said a three judge bench.  


Japan’s Nikkei is down half a percent. South Korea’s Kospi index slipped 0.4 percent and Taiwan’s Taiex Index rose 0.1 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s Shanghai Composite are down over half a percent.


Indian market   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Sensex 19,504 0.6 (1.4) 0.4
Nifty 5,930 0.4 (1.1) 0.4
BSE 100 5,941 0.6 (2.0) (0.6)
BSE 200 2,389 0.5 (2.5) (1.5)
CNX Midcap 7,819 0.1 (6.4) (8.1)
BSE  Small Cap 6,021 (0.3) (14.7) (18.4)
BSE 100 Futs 5,941 0.1 (2.8) (1.4)
Sensex Futs 19,773 1.7 - -
Developed market   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Dow Jones 14,701 (0.9) 4.9 12.2
Nasdaq 3,299 (0.9) 3.8 9.3
S&P 500 1,583 (0.9) 4.6 11.0
FTSE 6,451 0.3 1.6 9.4
CAC 3,857 (0.3) 2.2 5.9
DAX 7,914 0.5 1.0 4.0
Hang Seng* 22,641 (0.4) (4.6) (0.1)
Nikkei* 13,735 (0.5) 22.7 32.1
Emerging market   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Shanghai Comp 2,170 (0.4) (8.0) (4.4)
Brazil Bovespa 55,910 1.9 (7.4) (8.3)
Mexico Bolsa 42,263 0.8 (7.7) (3.3)
Kospi* 1,956 (0.4) (0.1) (2.1)
Straits* 3,381 0.4 2.7 6.8
* Markets are open        
Institutional activity  
(Rs cr) Cash F&O MTD YTD
FIIs 661 766 5,414 60,165
MFs (143) - (1,371) (8,539)
FIIs Prov. 620      
MFs Prov. (366)      
Commodities   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Crude (US$/bbl) 90.9 (0.2) (7.0) (1.0)
Gold (US$/oz) 1,454 (0.2) (12.8) (13.2)
Copper (US$/mt) 6,762 (3.7) (18.1) (14.5)
Aluminium (US$/mt) 1,786 (2.5) (14.5) (12.5)
Zinc (US$/mt) 1,806 (1.6) (16.2) (11.9)
Currency   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Rs/US$ 53.81 (0.8) (1.1) 2.2
US$/GBP 1.56 0.0 (1.3) (4.3)
US$/EUR 1.32 (0.0) (2.5) (0.1)
Yen/US$ 97.36 (0.0) (5.1) (10.9)
Advance/Decline stocks    
(Nos) 30-Apr-13 29-Apr-13
Adv 629 754
Dec 715 588
Unch 98 111
A/D ratio (x)* 0.88 1.28
*A/D excluding Unch        
Trade value    
(Rs cr)   % chg
Cash NSE 12,457 29.8
Cash BSE 2,266 18.8
Total Cash 14,723 28.0
Delivery (%) 41.0 0.0
Derivatives 118,688 186.7
Bond Market    
  Last close Bps chg
10yr Gsec 7.73 0.00
Call rate 8.25 0.70

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