22 June 2011

Goldman Sachs:: Hike inline with expectations; markets in risk-off mode as RBI fights inflationary pressure

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Hike inline with expectations; markets in risk-off mode as RBI fights inflationary pressures
 The decline was broad-based with CNXIT Index (-4.5%) and CNX Energy Index (-4%) faring the worst wow.
 Mild foreign outflows of US$ 203mn wow and domestic inflows of US$ 251mn, as of the close of June 15, 2011.
 WPI print came in at 9.1% yoy for May, higher than expectations of 8.7% yoy. Core & food prices rose sharply.
 De-risking continued across Asia as markets fell almost 3% for the second consecutive week.
Overview
Although the 25bp hike was inline with expectations,
markets lost 2.2% wow after the RBI reiterated its
hawkish stance despite softer domestic demand and
mainly due to sticky inflation. The WPI print for May
came in at 9.1% yoy vs. expectations of 8.7% yoy. As
expected, March headline inflation was revised up to
9.7% yoy vs. 9% previously. Rate sensitive stocks
such as CNX Pub. Sector Banks declined 2.2% wow
while CNX Info. Tech. slid 4.5% wow as the Eurozone
debt crisis deepened. Overall, the macro-cyclical
environment remains challenging for Indian equities
amid sharp valuation compression.
NIFTY price performance
NIFTY fell 2.2% last week, down 12.5% ytd
Source: NSE, Datastream, GS Global ECS Research.
Foreign and domestic flows
FIIs have sold US$ 178mn ytd, while DIIs bought
US$ 3.4bn ytd as of the close of June 15, 2011.
Earnings sentiment and relative valuation
MSCI India Telcos. & Financials saw the weakest
EPS sentiment wow. MSCI India is currently
trading at 13.9X forward earnings. FY12E and
FY13E Earnings continue to be revised down.
Commodities
MCX Commodities declined 3.2% last week as
Energy (-5.9%), Metals (-1.4%) and Agri
commodities (-2.6%) pulled back sharply.
Focus
Hiking Away – A stream of poor macro data has
led to renewed expectations of policy tightening
despite the RBI having hiked rates by 75bps since
May 2011.


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