FX Monitor Daily Report, OPENING SIGNALS Markets Last FX NEWS AT A GLANCE % Chg SGX NIFTY 7979.5 0.39 DOW JONES 18041.6 1.00 SHANGHAI 2947.1 -0.17 47.1 0.49 BRENT CRUDEOIL GOLD US DOLLAR INDEX NDF Outright 1246.2 0.25 94.2 -0.05 Last Fwd-Fut 1 Week 66.5 -0.34 1 Month 66.73 -0.11 3 Month 67.36 0.52 6 Month 68.38 1.54 12 Month 70.34 3.50 2 Year 74.13 7.29 3 Year 78.4 11.56 4 Year - - 5 Year 86.03 19.19 RBI Reference Rate Last Rupee pares loss against the dollar yesterday after dropping to a seven-week low. Yield on 7.59% bond due Jan. 2026 up 1 bp to 7.45% Wholesale prices advance 0.34% y/y in April, the first gain in 18 months, reflecting higher food and global commodity prices. RBI seeks comments by May 25 on allowing FPIs in unlisted debt. Global funds -798.4m rupees of local stocks; domestic funds -1.28b rupees yesterday: Provisional data NSE to auction 33.4b rupees of govt. debt quotas for foreigners today. Monsoon onset over Nicobar Islands seen on Tuesday, according to India Meteorological Dept.; USD began the week on a mildly defensive footing, losing ground vs. a majority of its G-10 peers. Markets awaits slew of U.S. data and central bank meeting minutes this week; RBA minutes tonight, FOMC minutes Wednesday, ECB minutes on Thursday. Onshore and offshore Yuan both advance after PBOC said over weekend monetary policy will continue to support the economy and that the recent lending slump was temporary. China banks sold net 153.4b Yuan FX in April, lowest in 10 months, according to SAFE, indicates slowing in capital outflow. Yen is little changed following 0.4% decline overnight ahead of GDP data. Japanese data due today include final reading of March industrial production. Japan’s Yield on 10-year govt. bonds rose 0.5 bp to -0.110% on May 16 % Chg USD 66.546 -0.28 EUR 75.177 -0.01 GBP 96.9242 0.16 JPY 59.85 -0.61 News Source : Bloomberg, Geojit BNP Paribas MACRO MONITOR Indicator GDP Money Market Last Chg (%) 31-May 13-Jun 16-May 14-Jun 12-May 10-Jun IIP (YoY) FII Investment (YoY/$mln) 6.78 -1.02 -0.15 8-Feb 12-May 0.00 199.02 7.4 4.83 2.48 6.72 7.3 -2.33 6.2 -33.7 Next Release 5.39 7.475 RBI Liquidity Adjustment Last Release 0.34 10 Yr G-SEC INR Swap 5 Yr Prior CPI (YoY) 6.854 MIBOR 0.00 Current WPI (YoY) 91-Day T-Bills Call money rate (RBI) 17-May-16 0.1 2 215.26 -24.63 Trade balance ($ mln) -4844.87 -5070.87 18-Apr 10-May Fiscal Deficit (INR bln) 40591 44096 31-Mar 30-Apr 6.5 6.75 05-Apr 7-Jun 27-Apr 15-Jun RBI Repo rate (%) FOMC meeting NDF = Non Deliverable Forwards (Not traded in exchange) 1 FUTURES MONITOR (NSE - Near Month) USDINR 66.84 1d % Chg 5d % Chg 1m % Chg 1Yr % Chg -0.1 -0.07 0.18 5.5 70 PIVOTS 65 60 17-Feb 17-Mar 17-Apr EURINR S3 S2 S1 PV R1 R2 R3 66.50 66.69 66.76 66.87 66.94 67.05 67.23 RSI 55 Neutral 17-May 75.6 1d % Chg 5d % Chg 1m % Chg 1Yr % Chg 0.1 -0.6 -0.3 -2.7 PIVOTS 80 75 70 17-Feb 17-Mar 17-Apr GBPINR S3 S2 S1 PV R1 R2 R3 75.12 75.37 75.49 75.63 75.74 75.88 76.13 RSI 48 Neutral 17-May 97.5475 1d % Chg 5d % Chg 1m % Chg 1Yr % Chg 0.2 1.1 2.9 -1.4 PIVOTS 100 95 S3 S2 S1 PV R1 R2 R3 96.42 96.95 97.25 97.48 97.78 98.01 98.55 RSI 48 Neutral 90 17-Feb 17-Mar 17-Apr JPYINR 17-May 60.015 1d % Chg 5d % Chg 1m % Chg 1Yr % Chg -0.4 -2.1 -0.7 13.5 70 PIVOTS 60 50 17-Feb 17-Mar 17-Apr S3 S2 S1 PV R1 R2 R3 59.43 59.76 59.89 60.09 60.22 60.42 60.75 RSI 51 Neutral 17-May RSI < 30 = oversold and RSI > 70 = overbought 2 OPTIONS MONITOR - USDINR MOST ACTIVE CALL OPTIONS Strike Expiry Last % Chg Vol OI IV Moneyness Time Value 69 MAY 16 0.0375 -6.25 39988 73434 8.33 Out-of-the-money 0.0375 66.5 MAY 16 0.59 -6.72 29717 34558 4.39 In-the-money 0.1225 66 MAY 16 0.93 -7.23 29302 46198 5.25 In-the-money 0.0375 66.75 MAY 16 0.455 -7.14 14293 8223 4.62 In-the-money 0.2375 68 JUN 16 0.3575 5.15 11244 9701 6.02 Out-of-the-money 0.3575 67.75 MAY 16 0.1375 -5.17 7665 10341 6.19 Out-of-the-money 0.1375 67.25 MAY 16 0.2575 -6.36 5974 5211 5.23 Out-of-the-money 0.2575 68.25 MAY 16 0.075 3.45 5823 23410 7.14 Out-of-the-money 0.075 65.5 MAY 16 1.3925 -4.13 2001 2993 5.37 In-the-money 0.075 67.5 JUN 16 0.5 -12.28 1507 1501 5.76 Out-of-the-money 0.5 65 MAY 16 1.84 -4.17 350 904 7.38 In-the-money 0.1275 Strike Expiry Last % Chg Vol OI IV Moneyness Time Value 66.25 MAY 16 0.1675 34.00 11112 10368 4.91 Out-of-the-money 0.1675 MOST ACTIVE PUT OPTIONS 66.75 MAY 16 0.37 19.35 10960 8915 4.76 Out-of-the-money 0.37 65.5 MAY 16 0.0375 36.36 8832 23334 6.01 Out-of-the-money 0.0375 65.75 MAY 16 0.0575 43.75 4426 21348 5.71 Out-of-the-money 0.0575 68 MAY 16 1.2675 6.74 3362 42386 6.54 In-the-money 0.235 65 MAY 16 0.0125 0.00 1352 3203 7.37 Out-of-the-money 0.0125 67.25 MAY 16 0.6825 13.75 548 1298 5.93 In-the-money 0.4 70.25 MAY 16 3.385 4.96 200 791 13.08 In-the-money 0.1025 69 MAY 16 2.1725 0.00 151 1872 8.99 In-the-money 0.14 68.5 MAY 16 1.6 0.00 115 921 7.81 In-the-money 0.0675 3 DISCLOSURES & DISCLAIMERS: CERTIFICATION We, Anand James, Tency N. 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