Daily Brief Financials: Swire Properties, Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200, NIFTY Index, Everest Re, EURO/US DOLLAR, Greentown China and more

• The steady selloff in Swire Properties (1972 HK) could result in the stock being deleted from global passive portfolios in the next couple of months.
• Swire Properties (1972 HK) trades marginally cheaper than its similar sized peers on forward PE and price to book value.
• Swire Pacific (A) (19 HK) owns 82% of Swire Properties (1972 HK) and a big drop in the stock price could see them step in.

• The new pre-disclosure rule starting July 24th will reshape business practices. Local institutions are now preparing by launching dedicated block deal funds, targeting 40 to 80 deals annually.
• No rule bars short-sellers from block deals post-pre-disclosure. Local institutions are planning to exploit this, anticipating sellers favoring club deals under new July rules, potentially stabilizing prices for hedge strategies.
• Access to club deals will be crucial post-July in Korea’s block deal market. Effective short-selling instruments are also vital with the ban extended until March next year.

• Implied Volatilities (IVs) stabilized over the week after falling dramatically since the 04-June-2024 India General Election results.
• No tactical changes required while IVs are stable & “High & Down” Vol-state is maintained.
• Vol Curve continues to be in Contango. Lack of significant event risk should keep term structure locked in its current orientation. 

• Everest Group has sustainable and improving 15-20% ROEs
• Stock trades at a valuation of 1.2x book and 6x P/E
• Poised for future success with accelerating casualty pricing, stable property-cat rates, and potential for hitting 90 combined ratio target

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• During the period under consideration, i.e. April 3rd, 2024 to May 3rd, 2024, the EUR/USD pair posted both downward and upward swings.
• In the beginning, it faced a slight increase, while from April 9th until April 18th the pair faced a sharp decrease.
• After that, it fluctuated sideways and by the end of the period the pair traded at a higher level but still below the price level of the start of April. 

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