mint money MARKETS &FINANCE 15 MONDAY,OCTOBER 17, 2011, DELHI °WWW.LIVEMINT.COM Technical indicators showstrength DID YOU KNOW Propertysale through general powerof dollar index; but on the other hand it would also boost commodity AHEAD OF prices, adding to inflationary concerns. attorneynot possible anymore Nymex crude gained 4.6% last week, while Brent crude gained THE TICKER 8.3%. Other commodities that rose sharply on Friday and for the Property sale through the common practice of issuing ageneral week include copper, natural gas, US sugar and palladium. Interest- power of attorney (GPA) will not give ownership of the property VIPUL VERMA ingly, the spurt in commodity prices was at least double the fall in title to the buyer. Adeal done on the basis of aGPA will give you To read all of Vipul Verma’s earlier columns, go to the dollar index, which suggests strong sentiments in commodities. the possession of the property, but will not ensure that the title www.livemint.com/aheadoftheticker This could be the trouble spot for the Indian bourses as the rupee deed is in your name. Already, banks do not finance aproperty has not responded to the fall in dollar index. If the rupee remains bought on the basis of GPA. weak in coming days, it will become acause of concern. lobal stock markets rose sharply last week on optimism over This week, equities are likely to start on apositive note on posi- THE DEVELOPMENT the resolution to the European debt crisis. All major markets tive corporate earnings and positive outcome of the G-20 meet in In aruling on 12 October, the Supreme Court said that property G can be lawfully transferred only through registered sale deeds and posted gains and the US Nasdaq topped the charts, gaining France, in which leaders from the top 20 economically strong coun- 7.6%. The Nasdaq, which has gained 10.5% month-to-date, is the tries pressed Europe to act boldly within eight days to resolve the not by GPA. Apower of attorney is alegal document that is framed best performing bourse. The rally on trouble-hit Europe and the US euro zone’s sovereign debt crisis. according to the ease of the property owner. It grants considerable has not only boosted the confidence of investors but also allayed On the Indian economic platter, there is not much to offer, power to athird party to act on the owner’s behalf to sell aproper- fears about risky assets. though there would be concerns ahead of RBI’s next policy review ty. It clearly defines the terms and conditions relating to the price The fact that US markets escaped the bear zone and rose consid- meeting on 25 October, which may see some profit taking towards of the property and its payment. Sale on the basis of GPA usually erably from there was the first sign of improvement. However, since the end of the week. Prominent economic indicators this week in- happens in metro cities that are fast expanding and where unau- US markets are still in ashort-term consolidation zone and are now clude industrial production and capacity utilization on Monday; thorized settlements are becoming common. For example, Delhi- placed at the threshold of the consolidation zone, this week is going producer and consumer inflation on Tuesday and Wednesday, re- National Capital Region has several to be very important. spectively; and weekly jobless claims on Thursday in the US. In Chi- areas where properties are sold If S&P 500 closes above 1,230 points this week, supported by na, the quarterly gross domestic product and industrial output will on GPA. good volumes, it will be aconfirmation of positive trend on US be released on 18 October. These events will be watched closely for bourses and agood news for markets the world over. What is tech- cues on world’s two top economies. THE EXCEPTIONS nically supporting the positive trend in S&P and Dow is the down Technically, as Imentioned earlier, the Nifty on its way up faces The apex court has, howev- trend in US volatility index VIX, which now seems to be heading for the first resistance at 5,167, which is like atrend decider. If this re- er, clarified that property asharp fall. sistance is broken with good volumes, this could lead to further sale under genuine transac- From an Indian perspective, the consolidation phase, which I gains. The next resistance will come at 5,230, which is likely to be a tions through GPA will be con- have been talking about in my last few columns, is close to the up- moderate resistance. However, the next resistance, at 5,332, is going sidered legal. For example, aperson per threshold. As Imentioned in my last column, the Nifty has a to be equally important as unless the Nifty closes above this, the may give apower of attorney to his spouse, very strong resistance at 5,167, which will be like atrend decider. next leg of the rally will not begin. Though Iexpect some consolida- son, daughter, brother, sister or arelative Interestingly, all these parameters are coin- tion around this level, which also includes to manage his affairs or to execute a ciding with the global trend and, thus, mild profit selling, Ithink the bullish un- deed of conveyance. The court added technically the chances of the continuation dertone will remain. Aconfirmatory close that aperson can enter into adevel- of the rally on Indian and global bourses above this level will mean the next leg of opment agreement with aland devel- are now high. the rally, which will have its first resistance oper or builder for developing the But, fundamentally, not much has at 5,432 points. land either by forming plots or by changed in India. Growth concerns and On its way down, the first support is like- constructing apartment buildings. In high rates of inflation persist, suggesting ly at 5,040, and afall below this will be that connection he can execute an the biggest fear of Indian markets—tighten- bearish in the immediate term, which agreement of sale and grant apower ing of monetary policy by the Reserve Bank would open afurther downward gap. The of attorney that will allow the devel- of India (RBI)—could continue, and there Nifty is likely to see strong support at 4,967 oper to further sell the property to could be more pain left in the economy points. prospective homebuyers. than earlier thought. But amid the funda- Among individual stocks, ICICI Bank mental gloom, technical indicators are Ltd, Shipping Corp. of India Ltd and Hin- THE IMPACT showing good strength after along time, dustan Zinc Ltd look good on the charts. The ruling will have an impact which to me is good news for Indian mar- ICICI Bank, at its last close of `890.40, has on transactions of both freehold and leasehold properties, which kets. This analysis means good gains with a atarget of `907, and astop-loss of `868; are often sold and purchased on the basis of aGPA. The order rally of 4-7% on the Indian bourses. Shipping Corp., at its last close of `71.85, will apply on all future deals as well as those done in the past. Idonot see runaway rallies on the Indi- has atarget of `75, and astop-loss of `68, The order will also help in reducing the number of cases pertain- an bourses, or for that matter, in the rest of while Hindustan Zinc, at its last close of ing to property tax frauds and flow of unaccounted money into the world, at this point of time as optimism `120.50, has atarget of `125, and astop- real estate. over euro zone is riding on high cost—and loss of `115. From my last week’s recom- sooner than later, this will also get factored mendations all three stocks—LIC Housing WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU into asset class. Another important factor is Finance Ltd, Hindalco Industries Ltd and The ruling will save you from being cheated since sale on mere the dollar index, which is showing signs of ABG Shipyard Ltd—overshot their targets GPA will not be possible. This means there will be fewer title dis- weakness once again. The dollar index by awide margin. putes. touched ahigh of 79.838 on 4October but Vipul Verma is chief executive officer, If you have aproperty bought through aGPA, you need to get it fell to alow of 76.508 on Friday. Technical- Moneyvistas.com. Comments, questions and registered by appearing before the local magistrate and declaring ly the index has support at around 75.96. If reactions to this column are welcome at your ownership rights along with all relevant documents. it goes, it would mean afurther fall in the [email protected] —Devesh Chandra Srivastava SHYAMAL BANERJEE/MINT

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