scorecardresearchFrom festive season to US Fed rate hikes, sectoral trends and tech meltdown

From festive season to US Fed rate hikes, sectoral trends and tech meltdown – hits & misses for the economy

Updated: 10 Nov 2022, 11:09 AM IST
TL;DR.

Every other investment manager is rattling off about the long-term story and the strength of the Indian market. So, we thought that this week, we would not join the bandwagon! In this post, we will cut the noise with some high-quality data on the following

Rebalance – Momentum: Decoding the market with data

Rebalance – Momentum: Decoding the market with data

Are you tired of all the investment gyan ever present on the internet? I know that I am. Every other investment manager is rattling off about the long-term story and the strength of the Indian market. So, we thought that this week, we would not join the bandwagon!

In this post, we will cut the noise with some high-quality data on the following:

  1. The impact of the festive season
  2. The impact of US rate hikes
  3. What’s happening in the banking sector?
  4. Sectoral trends
  5. India vs Global markets  
  6. Global tech meltdown

So here we go!

Happy Diwali for the auto season

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Auto sales

Diwali came with a bang for the auto sector. Over four lakh buyers bought their dream car in 32 days between Navratri and Diwali to fulfil their personal mobility needs. This sale figure was 30% higher than the festive season last year.

This year's festive season is considered the first normal season experienced by the industry with zero restrictions since Covid-19 hit in 2020.

These numbers prove that the consumer sector of our large economy is getting from strength to strength and is the best place to buy.

US rate hikes

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US Rate Hikes

The US rate hikes were a roller coaster for the market. After the rate hike release in fact the markets zoomed up assuming that the future course of rates in the market might be more dovish but as soon as the US Fed chairman Jerome Powell took the stage we hinted at higher tightening till he sees results on inflation and this made the markets tank. 

Banks earnings

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Banks - Earnings

Banks have wowed everyone with their earning numbers. The credit in the banking sector has jumped nearly five-fold to 9.3 trillion rupees between the April-September period from 1.7 trillion rupees a year ago, according to the Reserve Bank of India. 

Banks are also posting impressive numbers on Diwali. Top banks have given 20-70% growth in earnings this season and a 20-50% growth in net interest income. The deposit rate has lagged behind the credit growth rate, though. The growth is expected to continue in the next quarter.

The performance of the banking sector is a testament to these numbers. PSU Banks are leading the pack in terms of returns, and private banks are close behind. Sustained growth in the banking sector hints at a string economy, which is not bad news.

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Sectoral performance

Indian performance relative to the world

The global market picked up at a more rapid pace than India over the last month, but India is still in the lead on a YTD basis. Emerging markets continue to be laggards, and India, as an exception, has outperformed EMs by 25%. 

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Indian performance relative to the world

Global tech meltdown

The US Tech sector continued the meltdown. Everyone from semiconductors to social media to the cloud has cut down future projections, delivered abysmal growth, and seen the prices tank. Apple and Microsoft remain robust, and Meta has had the worst meltdown. The industry is hit by a strengthening greenback, supply-chain snarls, inflation yet to be controlled and economic growth figures that look increasingly grim.

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Indian performance relative to the world

Sonam Srivastava is the smallcase manager & Founder of Wright Research

 

First Published: 10 Nov 2022, 11:09 AM IST