Shriram Market Analysis & Research Team C O M M O D I T YREPORT 10 March 2015 ECONOMIC/GLOBAL NEWS China's consumer inflation rose 1.4% in February from a year earlier. The CPI also increased 1.2% in February from January. Producer price index dropped 4.8% in February from a year earlier. The PPI also declined 0.7% in February from January. Eurozone investor confidence index for March rose to 18.6 from 12.4 in February. This was the highest score since August 2007. Germany's exports dropped by a worse-than-expected 2.1% monthon-month in January. Imports fell 0.3% from December. As a result, the trade surplus fell to a seasonally adjusted EUR 19.7 billion from EUR 21.6 billion in the prior month. Market Update U.S. stocks ended Monday's session modestly higher, but still below record levels set last week, as Wall Street marked the sixth anniversary of the bull market. The S&P 500 gained 8.17 points, or 0.4% to 2,079.43. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 138.94 points, or 0.8%, to 17,995.72. The Nasdaq Composite rose 15.07 points, or 0.3%, to 4,942. Indian market ended near one-month low, tracking global markets, with Bank and IT leading the decline. Further, fears of foreign fund outflows in the short term amid sooner-than-expected hike interest rates by the U.S. Fed in wake of robust jobs data also dampened sentiment. Smart .........Investing Index Dow Nifty Sensex USD/INR Dollar Index Euro/$1US $1US/Yen Pound/$1US 09-March-15 06-March-15 Pts. Ch. 17995.72 8756.75 28844.78 62.633 97.58 1.0852 121.16 1.5129 17857.78 CLOSED CLOSED 62.460 97.60 1.0844 120.84 1.5037 137.94 0.17 -0.02 0.0008 0.32 0.0092 % Change 0.77 0.28 -0.02 0.07 0.26 0.61 Currency Update The dollar weakened Monday as traders bought back pounds and euros at lower levels following sharp falls in the value of those currencies on Friday. The euro rose off a 12-year low to trade at $1.0853, compared with $1.0844 Friday. The pound traded at $1.5126, compared with $1.5037. The dollar inched higher against the yen, trading at ¥121.14, compared with ¥120.81 Friday. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index was flat at 97.63. The Indian rupee today fell to two-month low and closed with a sharp 39 paise loss at 62.55 against the US dollar after betterthan-expected jobs data spurred expectations of an early hike in US interest rates. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the Indian rupee opened lower at 62.60 against last Thursday's close of 62.16. It declined further to a two-month low of 62.7350 -- a level not seen since January 8, 2015 when it touched an intra-day low of 63.20. Later, it recovered some ground to touch a high of 62.53 before concluding at 62.55, still showing a fall of 39 paise or 0.63 per cent. Enquiry : +91 33 2359 4612, +91 33 2359 4614, +91 33 2358 1953, E-mail : research@shriraminsight.com C O M M O D I T YREPORT 10 March 2015 PRECIOUS METALS Gold prices gained, the April prices ended the day at Rs 26024 per 10 grams on 9 March 2015 against Rs 26012 per 10 grams on 6 March 2015. May Silver closed at Rs. 35914 per 1 kg, down 0.16%. Greece's financial saga helped gold futures settle higher for the first time this month, with the precious metal benefiting on Monday from haven-related buying interest on renewed worries about Athens's ability to fund itself. Gold futures for April delivery on Comex rose $2.20, or 0.19%, to settle at $1,166.50 an ounce. May silver fell 3.1 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $15.776 an ounce. Open Interest Closing Bullion Gold April MCX Gold April Comex Silver May MCX Silver May Comex Open 26073 1170 36000 15.930 Bullion ( Technical ) Gold April MCX Gold April Comex Silver May MCX Silver May Comex High 26129 1174 36188 15.960 Low 26001 1165 35838 15.705 09-Mar-15 26024 1167 35914 15.776 06-Mar-15 26012 1164 35972 15.807 % Ch 0.05 0.19 -0.16 -0.20 09-Mar-15 9769 251675 12935 105391 % Ch -2.38 0.27 4.58 2.15 Close Price Sup-3 Sup-2 Sup-1 Pivot Point Res -1 Res -2 Res -3 26024 1167 35914 15.776 25846 1153 35422 15.412 25923 1159 35630 15.559 25974 1163 35772 15.667 26051 1169 35980 15.814 26102 1172 36122 15.922 26179 1178 36330 16.069 26230 1182 36472 16.177 Holdings In Tonnes As On Name of the ETF 06-Mar-15 10007 251003 12368 103170 09-Mar-2015 06-Mar-2015 %Ch 09-Mar-2015 Ratio Close SPDR Gold ETF 753.04 756.32 -0.43 Gold v/s Silver iShares Silver Trust 10181.17 10181.17 0.00 Gold v/s Crude Oil 1166.50 1166.50 Ratio Close 15.776 50.00 73.94 23.33 OUTLOOK OF PRECIOUS METALS Likely to remain range-bound with negative bias. Trade tracking support and resistance. Smart .........Investing Enquiry : +91 33 2359 4612, +91 33 2359 4614, +91 33 2358 1953, E-mail : research@shriraminsight.com C O M M O D I T YREPORT 10 March 2015 BASE METALS MCX Copper April expiry contract closed higher. Copper has been consolidating the position above Rs 368 and 372 per kg. Copper ended the day at Rs 374.05 per kg on 9 March 2015 against 366 per kg on 6 March 2015. In China, the world's top metals consumer, equities fell as investors digested comments by top officials that highlighted the growth and debt challenges the country faces in 2015. Investors seemed to shrug off potentially bullish news that major producer Alcoa said it was reviewing 500,000 tonnes or 14 per cent of its smelting capacity. China's imports of commodities eased again in February, as the Lunar New Year holiday took a bite out of shipping volumes, preliminary customs data showed on Sunday. Copper imports, at 280,000 tonnes in February, slowed by nearly a third from January and were down more than a quarter from a year earlier. LME Inventories (In Tonnes) Base Metals Aluminum Copper Nickel Lead Zinc 09-Mar-2015 06-Mar-2015 3916125 326050 431856 214125 543750 3911775 323050 431952 213950 547075 Base Metals ( Closing ) 21-Mar-12 Base Metals ( Technical ) Aluminium ( March ) Copper ( April ) Nickel ( March ) Lead ( March ) Zinc ( March ) % Change 4350 3000 -96 175 -3325 0.11 0.93 -0.02 0.08 -0.61 20-Mar-12 06-Mar-15 09-Mar-15 LME Aluminium ( Spot ) LME Aluminum (3 Month Forward ) MCX Aluminium ( March ) LME Copper ( Spot ) LME Copper ( 3 Month Forward ) MCX Copper ( April ) LME Nickel ( Spot ) LME Nickel ( 3 Month Forward ) MCX Nickel ( March ) LME Lead ( Spot ) LME Lead ( 3 Month Forward ) MCX Lead ( March ) LME Zinc ( Spot ) LME Zinc ( 3 Month Forward ) MCX Zinc ( March ) Change 1760.00 1774.50 112.00 5799.50 5770.00 374.05 14395.00 14450.00 911.40 1814.00 1816.00 115.70 2004.50 2025.00 128.30 1784.00 1795.00 111.95 5826.00 5804.00 366.00 14075.00 14125.00 904.20 1804.00 1807.00 114.55 1994.00 2015.00 126.70 %Change %Change -1.35 -1.14 0.04 -0.45 -0.59 2.20 2.27 2.30 0.80 0.55 0.50 1.00 0.53 0.50 1.26 Close Price Sup-3 Sup-2 Sup-1 Pivot Point Res -1 Res -2 Res -3 112.00 374.05 911.40 115.70 128.30 109.80 357.30 873.40 112.00 125.10 110.40 360.80 884.50 112.80 125.80 111.20 367.40 897.90 114.30 127.10 111.80 370.90 909.00 115.10 127.80 112.60 377.50 922.40 116.50 129.00 113.20 381.00 933.50 117.30 129.70 114.00 387.60 946.90 118.80 131.00 OUTLOOK OF BASE METALS Likely to remain range-bound with negative bias. Trade tracking support and resistances. Smart .........Investing Enquiry : +91 33 2359 4612, +91 33 2359 4614, +91 33 2358 1953, E-mail : research@shriraminsight.com C O M M O D I T YREPORT 10 March 2015 ENERGY Crude Oil ended higher after slow momentum witnessed in last week. The March prices settled at Rs 3163 per barrel against Rs 3138 per barrel a day before. March Natural Gas closed at Rs. 170.10 per British thermal unit, down 4.81%. Crude-oil futures settled higher, with prices finding footing at $50 a barrel after steep declines late last week due to a stronger dollar and rising U.S. oil supplies. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for delivery in April climbed 39 cents, or 0.79%, to settle at $50 a barrel. April natural gas settled at $2.678 per million British thermal units, down 16 cents, or 5.67%. API Inventories Forecast American Petroleum Institute (API), expects crude stocks seen up by 4.2 million barrels for the week to March 06. Gasoline inventories were seen down by 2 million barrels. Distillate stocks, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, are projected to have fallen by 2.6 million barrels. Open Interest Closing ENERGY Crude Oil March MCX Crude April Nymex Natural Gas March MCX Natural Gas April Henry Hub ENERGY ( Technical ) Crude Oil March MCX Crude April Nymex Natural Gas March MCX Natural Gas April Henry Hub Open 3120 49.60 176.30 2.775 High 3197 50.79 176.30 2.778 Low 3103 49.28 169.40 2.668 09-Mar-15 3163 50.00 170.10 2.678 06-Mar-15 3138 49.61 178.70 2.839 % Ch 0.80 0.79 -4.81 -5.67 09-Mar-15 26874 302172 10438 194318 06-Mar-15 25493 354820 8138 219242 % Ch 5.42 -14.84 28.26 -11.37 Close Price Sup-3 Sup-2 Sup-1 Pivot Point Res -1 Res -2 Res -3 3163 50.00 170.10 2.678 3018 47.75 160.67 2.528 3060 48.51 165.03 2.598 3112 49.26 167.57 2.638 3154 50.02 171.93 2.708 3206 50.77 174.47 2.748 3248 51.53 178.83 2.818 3300 52.28 181.37 2.858 OUTLOOK OF ENERGY Likely to remain range-bound. Trade tracking support and resistance. Smart .........Investing Enquiry : +91 33 2359 4612, +91 33 2359 4614, +91 33 2358 1953, E-mail : research@shriraminsight.com C O M M O D I T YREPORT 10 March 2015 ECONOMIC CALENDER Time 5:31:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 6:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 7:00:00 AM 1:15:00 PM 7:30:00 PM Country U.K. Australia Australia China China China France U.S. Tuesday March 10, 2015 Event BRC Retail Sales Monitor (YoY) (Feb) NAB Business Confidence (Feb) NAB Business Survey (Feb) CPI (MoM) (Feb) CPI (YoY) (Feb) PPI (YoY) (Feb) French Industrial Production (MoM) (Jan) Wholesale Inventories (MoM) (Jan) Actual 0.2% 0 2 1.2% 1.4% -4.8% Forecast Previous 0.5% 0.2% 3 2 0.8% 0.3% 0.9% 0.8% -4.3% -4.3% -0.3% 1.5% 0.2% 0.1% D I S C L A I M E R This document has been prepared by ICFL (100% Subsidiary Company of Shriram Insight Share Brokers Ltd) and is meant for sole use by the recipient and not for circulation. 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