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Economic Data Review -29May2011

Global Economic Data Review for the week ended Friday, 27 May 2011.

Nymex crude traded within a tight range of $ 97 -$100/ barrel for the week. Crude could spike up to $120 if middle east tension moves any higher. Crude oil price rise will harm world economic growth in the near term. Much of the price rise is speculative, hence the negative impact from price rise.

The week witnessed negative economic data from US. The report from the Commerce Department indicated, a bigger than expected drop in durable goods orders by 3.6% in April following an upwardly revised 4.4% increase in March. According to the report, 424,000 Americans filed initial claims for unemployment insurance, an increase of 10,000 from the previous weeks revised figure of 4,14,000. Continue reading Economic Data Review -29May2011

Stock Market Analysis – 12 March 2011

Market mood was negative on account of Japan Earthquake and ongoing unrest in Libya and middle east region and constant threat of spike in crude oil prices.

In the week closing 11 March 2011, the Indian stock Index S&P CNX Nifty traded in a tight range of 5560-5410. Nifty closed in red in three out of five trading days. Week-on-week basis, the Sensex was down by 312 points or -1.7%, to close at 18174.39 levels. The Nifty also closed in the red down by 93 points, or 1.7%, to close at 5445 for the week. Metals, Capital Goods and Banking stocks were the major losers, with heavy weights like Tata Steel, L&T, BHEL, State Bank faced selling pressure, where as Reliance Industries and Reliance Capital were the major gainers. Food inflation for the week ended Feb 26, 2011 was 9.52% (v/s 10.39% last week). IIP numbers were positive in India. In Feb 2011, exports were $23.6 bn (49.8% growth YoY) while imports were $31.7 bn (21.2% gr wth YoY). IIP nos for Jan 2011 came at 3.7% (street estimates: 2.7%) while the December IIP was revised from 1.6% to 2.5%. Continue reading Stock Market Analysis – 12 March 2011