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China reduces Reserve Requirement Ratio by 50bp

China’s central bank said over the weekend it will lower the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) that banks must hold as reserves to 20.5 percent from 21 percent, effective Friday. This 50 basis points (bp) reduction will free up tens of billions of dollars for loans at a time when the growth rate is expected to drop from last quarter’s 8.9 percent to closer to 8 percent. This is the second rate cut in two months.

Chinese real construction companies, and global commodity stocks, especially base metals like copper and aluminium, should benefit from this move. Investors hoping for more lending in the real estate sector pushed up Chinese property shares and banks. Hong Kong-listed China Resources Land Ltd. rose 1 percent and China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. added 1.3 percent. China Construction Bank Corp. added 1.1 percent.

World stock markets were also positive on hope that Greece will clinch the aid to avoid bankruptcy. Whether Greece can actually implement and deliver an auterity plan is not a consideration for now! Continue reading China reduces Reserve Requirement Ratio by 50bp →

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Oil & Gas Market Updates – 29June2011

  • Crude oil rebounded on Tuesday to post the biggest one-day percentage gain in almost six weeks on optimism that Greece would move to resolve its debt crisis and a weaker dollar. This rebound was also expected from a technical perspective, since crude oil was oversold and had to rebound. The real price trend of crude will be visible after a week.
  • U.S. crude oil stocks showed a larger-than expected drop last week, while gasoline stocks unexpectedly fell, according to data released Tuesday by the American Petroleum Institute.
  • European demand can not absorb the 15 million barrels of fuels that the West’s energy watchdog aims to release over the next month and whatever supplies are sold will deepen the refining industry’s crisis.
  • Yemen is considering using force to secure and repair its main oil pipeline, blown up in an attack by angry tribesmen in mid- March, a senior Yemeni official told Reuters on Tuesday.
  • Russia will call on Japan to jointly develop oil and natural gas resources near an island chain north of Japan, the Nikkei business daily said, in an area claimed by both which has overshadowed relations for more than six decades.
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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 →