TRIGGERS WEEKLY (FEB 24 – FEB 28) – PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK

Trigger for the Week How will it impact?
Government likely to announce telecom fund for AGR
  • This is likely to be a positive yet revenue-neutral deal for telcos to borrow and pay up their AGR dues
MPC minutes clearly hint at no rate cuts in next two policies
  • This is likely to keep banks and financials muted as MPC wants inflation to first trend lower by 300 bps
Watch out for the big GDP number announcement on 28 February
  • Q3 GDP assumes significance after the NCAR lowered full year GDP estimates for FY20 to 4.9%
Keep an eye on the rupee which showed signs of weakening
  • Rupee went as low as 71.80/$ last week and a dollar bounce could only add more pressure on the rupee
Markets will keep a close watch on the Coronavirus impact
  • The impact has been pronounced on pharma and the electronics sector due to supply chain disruption
Crude oil could see a bounce during the week on OPEC signals
  • With the slowdown in demand, OPEC and Russia are expected to announce indicative supply cuts in crude
Mid caps could be in the thick of action in the coming week
  • With nearly 40 mid cap stocks gaining up to 30% in the week, that could be the segment to focus on
President Trump’s visit to India could dominate  headlines
  • Signals of a trade deal would be positive but any censure on geopolitical risk could be negative for India
Aurobindo report on Friday may negatively impact the stock
  • The rescinding of the November report by the US-FDA could be negative for Aurobindo and for pharma stocks
Keep a watch on PSU banks after the farmer loan admission
  • Farmer loans created bad debts of Rs.67,000 crore and that could create NPA worries for PSU banks
Gold at $1650/oz clearly hints at risk-off buying in global markets
  • A rally in gold is normally bad for emerging markets like India which depend on risk capital flows
Core sector and auto numbers could be critical this week
  • Core sector for January and auto numbers for February could be critical growth inputs during the week
US 30-year yields drops to a record low, leading to slowdown fears
  • The yields reflect the concern over the virus syndrome and could have an impact on Indian stocks too
G-20 finance ministers and central bankers meet in Riyadh on Feb-23
  • It remains to be seen if the central banks decide on a fresh stimulus package to combat the growth risk