Some stuff I am reading today morning:
Flight of no return:Kingfisger loss widens (Firstpost)
Drought relief, poll freebies will widen fiscal deficit (ET)
Investing for dividends (ValueInvestorIndia)
Oriental Carbon and Chemicals – Mgmt meet (Dalal-Street)
Explaining Equity Returns (GMO)
5 part IQ test to make you a better investor (MarketWatch)
Chinese bank’s weapons of mass ponzi (FTAlphaville)
Some stuff I am reading today morning:
Irrawaddy Daze (VQR)
Alan Greenspan on his legacy (Businessweek)
Life inside a Russian drug den (OpenDemocracy)
Spoof:CBI withdraws support to the government (UnrealTimes)
Travelogues:Himachal and hidden Kashmir (TeamBHP)
Movie Review:The Bourne legacy (BaradwajRangan)
Book Review:Butterfly’s child (Idreambooks)
Some stuff I am reading today morning:
Why blood will flow in Assam again (Tehelka)
The obituary of a movement (Open)
Man selling everything he has on eBay (Forbes)
Did the Olympics boost Obama?(NewYorker)
Olympian opened a brothel to fund his Olympic dream (Slate)
The demonization of Empress Wu (Smithsonian)
50 Million $ apartments abound in NYC (NYMag)
As Chidambaram starts his innings as FM, it would be interesting to speculate on what actions he would take and how it would impact specific stocks and sectors.
His policy actions will be crucial in the runup to the general elections in 2014 and if he does a good job, he may even be a contender for the position of PM post 2014
So here is my take on his actions and implications for the stock market:
1.He will focus on raising revenues via spectrum sale.Most telcos are already bleeding, these auctions will increase their debt burden further.Negative for telcos like Bharti etc
2.He will kickstart the disinvestment process by selling stakes in state owned enterprises such as SAIL,NMDC,Coal India,MMTC.If past history is any indicator, expect these stocks to underperform the market.
3.He will push for RBI to cut rates.Positive for NBFCs and private banks
4.He will announce interest waivers for farmers and weaker sections of society.Negative for PSU banks.
5.He will target business groups aligned with opposing political parties.Negative for Adani,Torrent,Aurobindo Pharma etc