DIIs have stepped up buying in the past six months and safeguarded the markets from a steep fall amid the relentless sell-off by FPIs.
Amid the massive foreign fund outflows, few domestic stocks such as Chambal Fertiliser, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and ACC, among some others, have attracted foreign investors' attention.
Use of the instrument has been falling over time
Overseas funds have sold a net $3.1 billion worth of shares in Taiwan, South Korea, and India so far this week
Net investment in Indian equity market lowest in 19 months
The assets stood at USD 927.1 billion at September-end, up from USD 895.2 billion in June quarter
Historically high valuations have also made some analysts cautious.
According to the depositories data, FPIs took out Rs 13,470 crore from equities, Rs 4,066 crore from the debt segment and Rs 160 crore from hybrid instruments between December 1-17.
Sebi's plan could push foreign investors to upgrade their custodial arrangements, spend more on foreign exchange charges and other costs.
Venugopal Garre says there is some downside risk to the market at this juncture and investors should start looking at selectively taking money off the table
FPIs on Friday bought shares worth nearly Rs 770 crore, taking their weekly buying tally close to the Rs 7,000 crore mark
Many won't be able to meet commitments that were to be bid in tranches, say experts
The rules and regulations will be finalised after public consultations
Payouts on account of BITs are like insurance payments that undergird foreign investment
In the current calendar year alone, Indian companies raised $4.6 bn from these markets so far
Investors in some of China's most vibrant sectors -- from technology to education -- have found themselves in the firing line this month
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) who have turned cautious again, have so far withdrawn net investments worth Rs 4,515 crore in July.
Most foreign investors do not permit sharing of mobile numbers officially and some consider it as a risk factor if an employee quits and his details remain in official records
Foreign investors are willing to look through the near-term weakness in the economy, says Nandurkar
Manglunia tells Puneet Wadhwa that based on risk appetite, there is a lot of value in select names in 'AA' category and below, which offer excellent carry even in the face of threat of rising rates