ECONOMIC & STRATEGY RESEARCH 10 April 2017 Equity Research Extract from a report Equity Outlook Global equity market gets the green light ■ The global stock market followed its successful final quarter of last year and Miroslav Frayer shares also grew in 1Q17. The MSCI world equity index has increased more than (420) 222 008 567 miroslav_ frayer @kb.cz 6% since the beginning of the year. Richard Miřátský ■ The PSE’s PX index has slightly surpassed the performance of major U.S. and (420) 222 008 560
[email protected] European indexes. It has added more than 6% since January. In comparison with Jana Steckerová regional competitors, the Polish WIG20 became a clear winner, jumping 15%. On the (420) 222 008 524 jana _steckerova @kb.cz contrary, the Hungarian BUX’s profit of less than 1.5% has not enthused investors. ■ A positive for the PSE is the fact that we have found no company whose shares remained in the red in the first quarter of the year. Shares of petrochemical group Unipetrol became a clear winner, on the contrary, the largest issuance, CEZ, added the smallest gains from the Prague peloton. ■ The average daily trading volume for the past two quarters was more volatile. Nevertheless, it is evident that Moneta Money Bank’s entry supported trading activity on the domestic market. For the first three months, the newcomer became the No. 1 among the most traded stocks on the Prague Stock Exchange. ■ SG increased the weight of equities in its global portfolio from 58% to 63%. Improving macroeconomic environment, reflation and the structural switch from monetary to fiscal policy impetus in developed countries are strong incentives for investors to switch out of expensive bonds into equities.