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Daily Brief Thematic (Sector/Industry): Ohayo Japan | Wall Street Rebounds as Geopolitical Tensions Ease and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Ohayo Japan | Wall Street Rebounds as Geopolitical Tensions Ease
  • Japan Morning Connection: Markets Seeing Iran’s Potential Demise as Fuel to Risk-On Fire
  • Monday Delight: 16/06/25
  • #162 India Insights: Tata Chips Push, NSDL IPO, Jio BlackRock Gets SEBI Nod, New CEO Named
  • Charted Insights : India’s Corporate Profit-To-GDP Ratio: A Structural Shift


Ohayo Japan | Wall Street Rebounds as Geopolitical Tensions Ease

By Mark Chadwick

  • US stocks rebounded Monday as geopolitical tensions eased, with the Dow rising over 300 points, the S&P 500 gaining nearly 1%
  • AMD (+8.8%), CoreWeave (+7.8%), and Teradyne (+5.5%) advanced, while Lockheed Martin (-4%), Northrop (-3.8%) and L3Harris (-3.6%) declined
  • NTT DoCoMo will acquire a 47% stake in CARTA HOLDINGS, a Dentsu Group subsidiary, for 25 billion yen via a tender offer

Japan Morning Connection: Markets Seeing Iran’s Potential Demise as Fuel to Risk-On Fire

By Andrew Jackson

  • Big gains for AMD with analysts more upbeat than last weeks reaction to its AI conference suggests.
  • Advantest 9.6% yesterday on broker comments should see market hunting for laggards such as Kokusai Electric.
  • Estee lauder seeing an uptick in China may help beleaguered Shiseido and Kose move higher.

Monday Delight: 16/06/25

By Contrarian Cashflows

  • Each week, I’ll share five intriguing investment ideas that recently caught my attention. These ideas are meant to spark your research and help you kickstart the week ahead with fresh insights.
  • Because these ideas are the result of my first-level idea generation process, they require more in depth research. Therefore, the ideas will often be concise, with occasional references to valuable work from other practitioners that I encourage you to explore.
  • If you have something fascinating to share that could benefit me and the wider community, don’t hesitate to send it my way—I’d love to hear from you!

#162 India Insights: Tata Chips Push, NSDL IPO, Jio BlackRock Gets SEBI Nod, New CEO Named

By Sudarshan Bhandari

  • Tata Electronics sends hundreds to Taiwan for semiconductor training, fast-tracking India’s fab ambitions with skilled talent, global leadership, and a ₹1.2 lakh crore investment plan.
  • NSDL plans a $400M IPO in July, with 50.1M shares offered by SBI, NSE, and IDBI Bank marking a key milestone in India’s financial infrastructure story.
  • Jio Financial Services (JIOFIN IN) BlackRock has secured SEBI approval to operate as investment adviser, advancing its digital-first wealth platform and appointing Marc Pilgrem as CEO of the advisory arm.

Charted Insights : India’s Corporate Profit-To-GDP Ratio: A Structural Shift

By Sudarshan Bhandari

  • India’s corporate profit-to-GDP ratio held steady at a 17-year high of 4.7% in FY25 for the Nifty-500 universe, reflecting a healthy 10.5% YoY PAT growth
  • While the world grapples with geopolitical challenges, India’s macroeconomic indicators- including strong GDP growth, a stable currency, and moderating inflation and interest rates – present a contrasting and resilient picture.
  • India Inc is entering again the faster earnings growth cycle than GDP growth, currently growing at 3x of broder economic growth.

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