Fund managers remain concerned amid worsening sentiments

It was a tumultuous week, with the markets edging lower with every trading session, amid political uncertainty after the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) pulled out of the ruling coalition and the Euro zone concerns.

As a result, two of the fund managers' portfolio values fell below Rs 10 lakh, while three mangers preferred to remain inactive. (Click for tables)

A K PRABHAKAR
Sr VP (Equity Research), Anand Rathi Financial Services
Prabhakar had a single transaction both on the buy and sell side. He added Natco Pharma and booked profits in MindTree.

Prabhakar maintains that selling is bound to continue for the next couple of weeks. He believes a positive result season and pushing of reforms post-DMK pulling out are very crucial for the market to rally. If the Nifty breaks below 5,540, then the index is likely to touch 5,200 by May-end.

His current top holdings include Dr Reddy's Laboratories, SKS Microfinance, Pfizer, LIC Housing Finance and Natco Pharma.

For the first time since the start of the season, Prabhakar's net worth fell below Rs 10 lakh. It currently stands at Rs 9.95 lakh, down 0.52 per cent.

SHARDUL KULKARNI
Head, Technical Research, Angel Broking
Kulkarni made some value buys during the week as the markets corrected. He added on MCX, MRF, Oil and Natural Gas Corp, BOC India, Tata Global Beverages, Bata India, ICICI Bank and Shree Renuka Sugars.

He exited Hindustan Unilever with significant gains from, which was one of the two stocks that gained in an otherwise negative market.

Kulkarni says technically, a rangebound market is a very high probability with Nifty ranging between 5,600 and 5,975. The head and shoulder pattern formed on the daily index chart is another negative, which suggests a severe fall towards 5,350 in the near term.

Currently, his portfolio consists of Titan Industries, BOC India, Bharat Petroleum Corp, Shree Renuka Sugars and NTPC.

Kulkarni's net worth is at Rs 11.24 lakh, up 12.40 per cent.

NAVEEN FERNANDES
Fund Manager, Centrum Wealth
According to Fernandes, in the near term, political issues and monsoon forecast would be the key triggers to the market. Any possible compromise on fiscal needs of states ruled by allies or potential allies would be a dampener for the market.

On the other hand, any positive forecast on monsoon and any reiteration in support to the United Progressive Alliance by erstwhile partner(s) without holding power at state level would lead to significant recovery of markets.

Fernandes' net worth is at Rs 10.75 lakh, up 7.46 per cent.

KISHOR OSTWAL
CMD, CNI Research
Ostwal is of the belief that fundamentals are not bad for the markets to suggest any big downfall from the current levels and the only way to judge the direction of the market is to wait till the end of the settlement. He adds if the Nifty closes above 5,730, then we can see fast recovery back to 6,000 and if we close below 5,640 on Monday we should be ready to test the 200 daily moving average of 5,550.

Ostwal's net worth, too, slipped and is at Rs 9.71 lakh, down 2.90 per cent.

SACHIN SHAH
Fund Manager, Emkay Investment Managers
Shah's net worth is at Rs 10.48 lakh, up 4.76 per cent.

TAHER BADSHAH
Sr VP and co-head equities, Motilal Oswal AMC - PMS
Badshah made a few changes in way of clearing Wockhardt and DLF, while adding MCX to his portfolio.

His top holding as of this week were Maruti Suzuki, Infosys, Reliance Industries, United Spirits and Tech Mahindra.

Badshah's net worth is at Rs 11.20 lakh, up 12.03 per cent.

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