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Foreign portfolio investors made an unexpected move into Indian equities last week, injecting over $2 billion

Stock Market, BSE, Nifty, Capital
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Fed rate cut foreshadow: Foreign flows shift India’s market tectonic plates

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) made an unexpected move into Indian equities last week, injecting over $2 billion (around Rs 17,300 crore) and driving the National Stock Exchange Nifty 50 up by 2 per cent. This sudden influx of FPI capital surprised market observers, as many overseas funds had been underweight in Indian equities within their emerging market and Asia (excluding Japan) allocations. A combination of global factors fuelled the rally: declining US bond yields, a weakening US dollar, dropping oil prices, and rising metal prices created

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