Big news this week on economic front has been,inclusion of Healthcare sector under @narendramodi govt's ECLGS scheme,which gives collateral free loans to MSMEs
India reporting $20bn Trade surplus with USA,in goods&$8bn in Services,bodes well too
RBI had 25000Cr auction of GSAP
Excellent move by RBI to refuse to sell securities to PDs or even allow devolution--result was,10yr bond yield that shot up to 6.13% on Thursday,on day of GSAP auction,quickly cooled off to 6.07%,by Friday
Short sellers were trapped by RBI,preventing any hardening of yield curve
Fact that economy is on track, endorsed by solid Q4 results from #HDFCBank,with Profit up 18% at Rs 8186Cr&NII up 12% YoY,at 17120Cr
Deposits up 16%
Advances up 14%;Wholesale Loans up 22%
NIM came at a good 4.2%
GrossNPA down to 1.32% from 1.38% QoQ,while NetNPA steady at 0.4%
Interestingly,MPC voted for status quo unanimously,which is good news
GDP growth projected at 10.5% in FY22,Vs Modi Govt's projection of 11%&IMF's 11.5% #CreditPolicy
Despite a massive Rs 12 lakh Cr of govt borrowings estimated in FY22,the good thing is,weighted average cost of funds has been 5.78%,so @narendramodi govt will be able to borrow at competitive rates
Accommodative Stance by RBI Governor,bodes well
Reserve money rose by 14.5% YoY
Enough #Liquidity there in system,in LAF window,with banks provided addnl liquidity of Rs 1.53 lakh Cr
Hence,#CRR will be hiked back to 3.5% from 27th March 2021&to 4% from 22nd May,2021
For 1HFY22,#Inflation projected at 5-5.2%,from earlier range of 4.6-5.2%
Well,for every rupee in govt coffers, 53paise will come from direct& indirect taxes,36p from borrowings &other liabilities,6p from non-tax revenue like disinvestment&5p from non-debt capital receipts
GST will contribute 15paise in every rupee revenue,corporate tax will contribute 13paise to each rupee earned;8paise for every rupee,will come from union excise duty,3paise from customs duty&income tax will yield 14paise to every rupee collected
Fiscal math has been worked out💪
On #Expenditure side,biggest outlay is for interest payments at 20paise for every rupee,followed by States' share of taxes&duties@16paise
Allocation for #Defence is 8paise &Expense on Central schemes is 14p, while allocation for Central schemes is 9paise
PSU giant #SAIL reported 1468Cr profit in Dec'20 qtr Vs loss of 344Cr in Dec'19 qtr,showcasing strength of #EconomicRecovery,in Construction, Infra,Autos,Manufacturing
Hot Steel&Saleable Steel production rose by 12%&6% YoY,respectively
Ebitda rose by massive 346%,to Rs 5294Cr💪
#Larsen&Toubro's 76% YoY rise in Order Book in Dec'20 qtr,vindicates speed with which Infra projects are scaling up,under @narendramodi govt
Order book of L&T at Rs 3.31 lakh Cr in Dec'20 qtr,is up 9%,Vs March'20 qtr,which means Infra space is doing better than pre-#COVID levels
Despite a global #pandemic, L&T,which is a proxy to how #Infra space in India is doing,saw new order inflows of a massive 73233Cr, in just a single qtr of Dec'20💪
Segment-wise,Infra secured #Orders of 45574Cr,rise of 80% YoY, with receipt of two marquee orders of #HighSpeedRail