Foreign Institutional Investors

Iran-Israel war, Sebi F&O: Why Sensex plunged over 1,800 pts intraday today

The BSE Sensex fell as much as 1,264.2 points, or 1.50 per cent, reaching an intraday low of 83,002.09. Similarly, the Nifty 50 dropped 345.3 points, or 1.33%, hitting an intraday low of 25,451.60

Have the FIIs lost their way amid DIIs capitalisation on market rally

FIIs failed to participate in the big runup in better-quality infrastructure cos, defence and energy transition and public-sector companies, many of which have reported vastly improved performances

FPIs inflow in equities drops to Rs 7,320 cr in August on higher valuations

Foreign investors have adopted a cautious stance and infused Rs 7,320 crore in the Indian equities in August owing to high valuation of stocks and the unwinding of the Yen carry trade after Bank of Japan raised interest rates. This investment was way lower than Rs 32,365 crore in July and Rs 26,565 crore in June, according to data with the depositories. While September is likely to see continued interest from FPIs, the flows would be shaped by a combination of domestic political stability, economic indicators, global interest rate movements, market valuations, sectoral preferences, and the attractiveness of the debt market, Vipul Bhowar, Director Listed Investments, Waterfield Advisors, said. According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) made a net investment of Rs 7,320 crore in Indian equities in August. The fundamental reason for the poor FPI interest compared to the preceding two months is the high valuation in the Indian market. With Nifty ...

FIIs poured over $1.6 bn into Indian equities within 10 days: NSDL data

Factors contributing to the buying spree among Foreign Institutional Investors include stabilisation of the Indian rupee and positive sentiment regarding India's growth story

Strong institutional flows lift equity markets in July, shows data

India's market cap rises by Rs 25.5 trillion to Rs 463 ($5.5 trillion) in July

HDFC Bank, Grasim, ITC: Top stock holdings of FIIs, MFs in March 2024 qtr

The surge in indices came on the back of a robust economy, optimistic forecasts from global brokerages and rating firms on economic growth outlook, and favourable investor sentiment

Institutional investments in Indian real estate fell to 5-year low in 2023

As foreign investors turned cautious, their investments in the sector fell 30 per cent in 2023 as compared to 2022

Shyam Metalics and Energy Limited raises Rs 1385 crore through QIP

City-based Shyam Metalics and Energy Limited (SMEL) announced that it has raised Rs 1,385 through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP). The QIP Committee at its meeting approved the issue allotment of 24,051,165 equity shares of face value of Rs 10 each to 38 Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) at an issue price of Rs 576 per equity share (including a premium of Rs 566 per share), the company informed bourses on Wednesday. The allotment completes our dilution as per minimum public shareholding requirements prescribed by SEBI, the company said. The company achieved a CAGR exceeding 15 per cent in the past and anticipated sustaining the same growth trajectory. Additionally, the company do not have any plans for additional dilution over the next few years, officials said. "The funds raised will bring down the working capital limits availed by the company from banks and we remain a net positive company as it is poised to become a net debt-free company to accelerate our growth ...

Insider selling sparks bullish signal in distorted Indian stock market

By reducing their stakes in companies they founded or manage, insiders are creating space for local and foreign institutional investors to amass kind of sizable positions

Free float: The market's missing factor

The regulatory definition of public float needs to align with the market practice of free float

Indian real estate saw foreign inflows of $26.6 billion between 2017-22

In the quarter that ended March 31, the institutional investments in the real estate sector were up 37 per cent to $1.7 billion: Colliers India

FPIs' investment value in Indian equities drops 11% to $584 billion

The value of foreign portfolio investors' (FPI) holdings in the domestic equities reached USD 584 billion at the end of December 2022, which was 11 per cent lower from preceding year, according to a Morningstar report. This was largely on low return given by the Indian equities and exodus of foreign money from the domestic stock market. Going by the report, the value of FPIs investments in Indian equities dropped to USD 584 billion as of December 2022 as compared to USD 654 billion at the end of December 2021. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the value of FPIs investment grew 3 per cent from USD 566 billion in the three months ended September 2022. This was also the second consecutive quarter, when the value of their investment in the domestic stock market had increased. Consequently, FPIs' contribution to Indian equity market capitalisation also went up during the quarter to 17.12 per cent from 16.97 per cent in the September 2022 quarter. After posting a robust growth in 2020 and

FIIs turn net buyers; invest $840 million in Indian bonds in 2023 so far

Foreign institutional investors have purchased $840 million worth of Indian bonds so far in 2023. This is a change in the trend as they were net sellers of bonds in the years 2022 and 2021

Sensex, Nifty decline as metal, financials shares retreat amid FII outflows

From the Sensex pack, Axis Bank, NTPC, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries and Maruti were among the major laggards

Rupee weakens amid thin volumes on FII outflow, greenback rebound

Trade volumes were thin as US markets were closed for Martin Luther King Day

Rupee falls 9 paise to 82.74 against US dollar as crude prices rise

The rupee declined 9 paise to 82.74 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as rising crude prices weighed on investor sentiment. Besides, foreign fund outflows put pressure on the domestic unit, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 82.71 against the dollar, then slipped further to 82.74, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close. In the previous session on Monday, the rupee appreciated 17 paise to close at 82.65 against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.19 per cent to 104.11. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 0.45 per cent to USD 84.30 per barrel. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 61.14 points or 0.10 per cent higher at 60,627.56. The broader NSE Nifty rose 17.90 points or 0.1 per cent to 18,032.50. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in capital

Rupee logs best single-day gain since September 30 on strong FPI flows

The rupee settled at 82.44 per dollar on Friday versus 82.89 on Thursday

Expect moderate returns in Samvat 2079: Bajaj Allianz Life's Sampath Reddy

We are positive on select private banks with credit growth picking-up and asset quality outlook being benign/improving.

Markets rally for 3rd day amid firm global trends; Sensex up 549 points

Stock exchanges in Europe were trading in the positive territory in mid-session deals

HNIs more cautious on foreign investment after new rules kick in

According to the new rules of the liberalised remittance system (LRS), an Indian resident can now invest $250,000 a year in foreign stocks, debt etc