Thursday, 7 December 2017

Nifty Plunged On Subdued Global Cues & “Hawkish Hold” By RBI Coupled With “Tight Opinion Poll” For GJ Election Outcome



Market Wrap: 06/12/2017 (17:00)

NSE-NF (Dec):1074 (-73; -0.72%) 

(TTM PE: 25.69; Abv 2-SD of 25; TTM Q1FY18 EPS: 391; NS: 10044; Avg PE: 20; Proj FY-18 EPS: 418; Proj Fair Value: 8360)

NSE-BNF (Nov):24942 (-283; -1.12%) 

(TTM PE: 28.77; Near 3-SD of 30; TTM Q1FY18 EPS: 867; BNS: 25125; Avg PE: 20; Proj FY-18 EPS: 961; Proj Fair Value: 19220)

For 07/12/2017: Dec-Fut

Key support for NF: 10050-10010/9970

Key resistance for NF: 10135/10155-10210/10245

Key support for BNF: 24750/24600-24400

Key resistance for BNF: 25300-25450/25700

Trading Idea (Positional):

Technically, Nifty Fut-Dec (NF) has to sustain over 10155 area for further rally towards 10210-10245 & 10285-10345 zone in the short term (under bullish case scenario). 

On the flip side, sustaining below 10135-10090 area, NF may fall towards 10050-10010 & 9970-9910 zone in the short term (under bear case scenario).

Technically, Bank Nifty-Fut (BNF) has to sustain over 25300 area for further rally towards 25450-25700 & 25875-26050 zone in the near term (under bullish case scenario).

On the flip side, sustaining below 25250-25100 area, BNF may fall towards 24750-24600 & 24400-24100 area in the near term (under bear case scenario).

Indian market (Nifty-Fut/India-50) today (6th Dec) closed around 10074, plunged by almost 73 points (-0.72%) on subdued Global cues & “Hawkish Hold” by RBI today (as highly expected); it attempted some recovery soon after RBI policy decision and made the day high of around 10127, but subsequently plunged to the session low of 10053 as RBI upgraded Q3/Q4 inflation, while kept the GVA growth at the previous level.

Market was also under immense pressure as various opinion polls including unofficial betting sources indicate that this time BJP may get 90-105 seats against INC’s 70-85 with around 43% voting share each. 

Thus BJP may win far less than the 150 seats required for 2/3rd majority in GJ  and may not get earlier expected 120-130 seats and this may be a huge setback for NAMO/Modinomics amid DeMo & GST blues coupled with surging un/under-employment issues. 

Govt may also go slow in its future course of structural reforms amid political risks in 2019 general election and thus market may be highly disappointed.

RBI: Leaves repo rate unchanged at 6.0%; reverse repo unchanged at 5.75%; cash reserve ratio unchanged at 4.0%; retains neutral policy stance; 5 from 6 MPC members voted to keep rates on hold; MPC remains committed to keeping headline inflation close to 4% on durable basis; sees H2FY18 inflation 4.3-4.7% vs 4.2-4.6% earlier; upside risk to core/headline inflation continues; recent rise in oil prices may have negative impact on profit margins and GVA; Real GVA For FY18 Retained at 6.7%; Expect GVA growth of 7-7.8% for Q3-Q4FY18.

RBI Is Hawkish On Inflation & Optimistic On Growth:

Overall RBI stance is quite hawkish on inflation, but also optimistic on growth (GVA/GDP). RBI is also concerned of QT by DM (Fed/ECB) and its effect on USD/EUR & subsequent adverse effect on India’s imported inflation. 

Thus, when a central bank is hawkish on both inflation & growth, market can’t expect any rate cut in the foreseeable future and if Fed goes on hiking as par its 2018 dot-plots (3-4 hikes), then RBI has no other option but to hike & catch the Fed for the sake of higher USDINR real bond yield differentials, everything being equal.

Banks were also under pressure after RBI comments that there are serious deficiencies in NPA recognition process in some cases. After hawkish hold stance of RBI, Indian GSEC bond yields surged to almost 7.07%, while USDINR-I edged up by around 0.15% and made a session high of 64.70 so far.

Normally for a hawkish central bank, currency should appreciate, but here in India overall FX fund flow is more important than macro. An unexpected rate cut would stimulate the stock market and more FPI funds will flow to Indian equity market; but a hawkish RBI will also help the Indian bond yields & FPIS flow in the bond market. 

Thus today’s RBI policy is neutral/negative for stock market, but may be positive for bond market on better Indian yields. But higher bond yields/borrowing costs will also be not good for the Indian cos, which are already stressed.

RBI is also quite optimistic about US/EU/JP economic outlook and growth and thus expecting normalization of extraordinary loose monetary policies by them in 2018-19. RBI is also concern about higher trajectory of USD & Oil prices on Indian economy and inflationary impact of the same apart from 7-CPC/HRA (up to 0.35% till Dec’17) & surging food prices.

RBI expects that Govt plan to recaps selected PSBS based on various criteria will eventually help in revival of corporate lending & private capex; but also sees great opportunities for the Indian cos to raise further capital from the booming Indian capital market. RBI also want better transmission of previous rate cuts by the banks on current O/S loan amount.

Thus, rising inflationary pressure, concern of fiscal slippages and global chorus of QT may keep RBI not only in “hawkish hold” mode in the coming months, but RBI may also signal rate hikes in late 2018 depending upon the actual Fed stance.

Today Nifty was supported by RIL, Maruti, Infy, HUL & HCL Tech by around 17 points altogether, while it was dragged by HDFC, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI, VEDL, L&T, Bosch, Eicher Motors, Bajaj Fin & ITC by almost 57 points cumulatively.

Overall, today Indian market was helped by techs (higher USD) and energies (higher overnight oil & R-Jio optimism-RIL), while it was dragged by almost all the remaining sectors, specially banks & financials, auto, FMCG, media, metals (global plunge over China slowdown concern), pharma, reality & infra.


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