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FPIs invest Rs 11,000 cr in Indian equities in first week of September

Foreign investors infused nearly Rs 11,000 crore in domestic equities in the first week of the month owing to resilience of the Indian market and expectations of rate cut in the US. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have been consistently buying equities since June. Before that, they had pulled out funds to the tune of Rs 34,252 crore in April-May. The recent inflows are promising and could continue, supported by India's stable macroeconomic position. However, global factors like US interest rate and geopolitical scenario would continue to be the driving force, Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director- Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Research India, said. According to the data with the depositories, FPIs put in a net investment of Rs 10,978 crore into equities this month (till September 6). FPIs have been on a buying spree in the Indian equity markets after the sentiments improved following comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who suggested that a rate cut

Eye on FDI, Centre to ask state govts for investment-friendly reforms

The Centre is currently engaging with various countries to boost FDI inflows, which dropped to $26.5 billion in FY24 from $42 billion in FY23

Foreign investors ditch India's pricey stocks, opt for new listings

Investors are pumping money instead into initial public offerings (IPOs), whose valuations are lower

Trade setup for today: Asia mixed; FIIs net sellers; Nifty 24K is the key

All you need to know before the market opens on Wednesday: GIFT Nifty hints at 100-pt gap-up start. US market bounce back as tech shares gain; Japan down in Asian trade; FIIs net sell in cash and F&O.

Reduction of corporate tax in Budget will promote India-US trade: Ex-CEA

Professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian said that the removal of Angel Tax would be significant for India's startup ecosystem and encourage investments from outside

Possibility of imposing caps on govt bonds to curb hot money inflows

Since September, when India's inclusion in the JPMorgan index was announced, foreigners have invested a net amount of $12.7 billion

FPIs put Rs 7.9K cr in equities in July, investment over Rs 1 trn in 2024

Foreign investors infused over Rs 7,900 crore in Indian equities in the first week of the month amid a healthy economic and earnings growth momentum. With this, total FPI investment in equities reached Rs 1.16 lakh crore so far this year, data with the depositories showed. Going forward, the Union Budget and Q1 FY25 earnings could determine the sustainability of FPI flows, experts said. According to the data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have made a net inflow of Rs 7,962 crore in equities so far this month (till July 5). This came following an inflow of Rs 26,565 crore in equities in June, driven by political stability and a sharp rebound in markets. Before that, FPIs withdrew Rs 25,586 crore in May on poll jitters and over Rs 8,700 crore in April on concerns over a tweak in India's tax treaty with Mauritius and a sustained rise in US bond yields. Some funds were probably waiting on the sidelines for the election event to be over, Milind Muchhala, Executive Director, Juliu

Investments in Indian real estate rise to record $4.8 bn in H1 2024: Report

Investment volumes in the first six months reach 81% of made in 2023, says JLL

FPIs turn net buyers, investments in financials at 6-mth high: NSDL data

The heaviest-weighted sector, financials, garnered FPI inflows worth Rs 9,170 crore (about $1.1 billion) during the month, the highest since December 2023

Raselle Capital VCC settles FPI violation case with Sebi, pays Rs 1.23 cr

Foreign portfolio investor Raselle Capital VCC has settled a case related to the alleged violation of FPI rules with capital markets regulator Sebi after paying Rs 1.23 crore as settlement charges. The order came after Raselle Capital proposed to settle the instant proceedings initiated against it without "admitting or denying the findings of facts and conclusions" of the law. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) initiated adjudication proceedings against the applicant (Raselle Capital VCC) for the alleged violations of Sebi's Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) rules and other market norms. Further, a show cause notice (SCN) dated December 18, 2023, was issued to the applicant by the markets watchdog for the alleged violations. Thereafter, the applicant filed a settlement application with the regulator in terms of the provisions of Sebi's (Settlement Proceedings) regulations to settle the matter. Pursuant to the receipt of the application, Sebi's High Powered Advisory

Why are FIIs buying bank stocks, and will this momentum sustain?

Analysts believe a likely pick up in credit growth and hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India should keep the momentum alive in bank stocks.

Foreign outflows from markets hit record after weaker Modi mandate

MUMBAI (Reuters) -Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold a record 124.36 billion rupees (about $1.5 billion) worth of Indian shares, as NSE Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex logged their worst day in more than four years, provisional data from the National Stock Exchange showed on Tuesday.

Not the time to buy stocks at these levels; avoid mid, small-cap counters

The exit poll might have reduced some nervousness in the market, but it still remains reasonably high, given the current IVs. Only after India VIX falls back to normal levels,things shall get even.

FPIs take out over Rs 25,586 cr from equities in May on poll jitters

Foreign investors pulled out a massive Rs 25,586 crore from Indian equities in May due to uncertainty surrounding the outcome of general election and outperformance of Chinese markets. This was way higher than a net outflow of over Rs 8,700 crore in April on concerns over a tweak in India's tax treaty with Mauritius and a sustained rise in US bond yields. Before that, FPIs made a net investment of Rs 35,098 crore in March and Rs 1,539 crore in February, while they took out Rs 25,743 crore in January, data with the depositories showed. Going ahead, election results, which will be out on June 4, could determine FPIs flows into Indian equities in the near future. In the medium term, US interest rates will exert more influence on FPI flows, Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, said. According to the data, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) made a net withdrawal of Rs 25,586 crore from equities in May. The relatively high valuations and weak earnings, .

FIIs turn bearish ahead of June 1 exit poll outcome; index shorts at 87.13%

FIIs index futures long-short ratio plummeted to 0.15 on May 03, as against 0.98 a day earlier in the F&O segment. In cash market, net monthly sales rose to Rs 43,800 cr, the highest since June 2022.

FPI inflow may hit $2 billion a week if BJP wins elections 2024: Nomura

On the other hand, if BJP fails to win the elections, Nomura expects outflows from the forex channel to be over $30 billion in a couple of weeks.

Why are DIIs buying heavily ahead of Lok Sabha elections? Analysts weigh in

Between January and May 28, DIIs have purchased shares worth Rs 1.97 trillion. In May alone, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 44,952.16 crore

Foreigners boost India's corporate debt buying before bond index inclusion

Indian government bonds are set to be included in the JPMorgan Emerging Market local currency debt index from June 28

Foreign investors eye Indian long-term bonds as JPMorgan inclusion nears

Along with direct purchases, foreign investors have leaned on derivative proxies to gain exposure to Indian bonds

LS polls 2024: Foreign investors most short on India stocks since 2012

Modi is still widely expected to secure a third successive five-year term with the leader having predicted that his Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies will win more than 400 of the 543 seats