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FPIs invest in equities on global uncertainty, concerns over China

According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have put in a net sum of Rs 3,272 crore in Indian equities from August 1-11

MFs step up buying as FPI flows thin out; other DIIs remain sellers

Invest Rs 7,700 crore in July, highest in four months

Domestic ownership falls 1st time in 7 quarters, rise in foreign investment

FPI shareholding rises by 7 bps on the back of Rs 1 trillion investment during June 2023 quarter

FPIs' buying spree continues; invest Rs 45,365 cr in equities in July

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continue with their buying spree in July with a net infusion of Rs 45,365 crore in Indian equity markets on stable macroeconomic fundamentals and steady earnings growth. However, it appears that the momentum of buying has slowed down and FPIs have turned sellers during the two trading days ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. "The US Fed signaled the possibility of more hikes going ahead and ruled out the likelihood of rate cuts any time soon. "The potential impact of rate hikes on global liquidity would have led foreign investors to re-evaluate their investment decisions," Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director - Manager Research, Morningstar India, said. According to the data, FPIs have been continuously buying Indian equities since March and infused Rs 45,365 crore this month. Only one trading day is left in July. This figure includes investment through bulk deals and primary markets, apart from investment through stock ...

FPI boost, Infosys, RIL take benchmarks to new highs; Sensex up 205 points

FPIs continued to be big buyers of domestic equities. On Tuesday, they were net buyers of Rs. 2,116 crore, according to provisional data from exchanges

Sensible rules from Sebi

New regulations promise better governance and transparency

Sebi's new FPI disclosure norms could pose roadblock for compliances

The recent proposal by Sebi to make disclosure norms more stringent for Foreign Portfolio Investments (FPIs) has reignited the discussion on Indias stand on promulgating ease of doing business

FPIs invest Rs 37,316 cr in May on strong domestic macro fundamentals

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have pumped Rs 37,316 crore in Indian equities in May so far, primarily due to strong macroeconomic fundamentals and reasonable valuation of stocks. This is the highest investment by FPIs in the last six months. Before this, they made a net investment of Rs 36,239 crore in equities in November 2022, data available with the depositories showed. Going forward, a resolution on the US debt ceiling and good domestic macro-economic data could prove to be positive for the markets and may lead to fresh flows of assets from foreign investors, Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director - Manager Research, Morningstar India, said. The outlook for FPI flows has significantly improved, primarily due to the completion of the quantitative tightening cycle in the US and India's recent outperformance in comparison to global equities, Shrey Jain, founder and CEO of SAS Online, said. According to data from the depositories, FPIs invested a net sum of Rs 37,317 crore in

Axis Bank, L&T, Thermax: Chris Wood rejigs India equity portfolio

Chris Wood has added Axis Bank and increased holding in Larsen & Toubro in India long-only portfolio Asia ex-Japan, excludes ICICI Lombard General Insurance.

FPI bought equity worth Rs 18,617 crore in May, says V K Vijayakumar

In May, foreign portfolio investors (FPI) bought equity for Rs 18,617 crore

Kotak Mahindra Bank jumps 5% to Rs 1,847.60 after FPI room increases

Analysts said, the higher legroom will lead to an increase in the lender's weight in the MSCI India index, purchases worth close to a billion dollars of its stock

Adani block deal helps FPIs investment into equities turn positive in March

Reversing their selling trend, foreign investors have infused over Rs 13,500 crore in the Indian equities so far this month primarily driven by bulk investment from US-based GQG Partners in the Adani Group companies. This came following a net outflow of Rs 5,294 crore in February and Rs 28,852 crore in January. Prior to that, FPIs made a net investment of Rs 11,119 crore in December, data with the depositories showed. Going ahead, FPIs are likely to be cautious in their approach in the coming days as the collapse of the SVB Bank in the US has impacted sentiments in the market, V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said. According to the data, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) invested Rs 13,536 crore in Indian equities till March 10. "This (inflow) is inclusive of the bulk investment of Rs 15,446 crore by GQG in the four Adani stocks," Vijayakumar said. Also, Nirav Karkera, Head of Research at Fisdom, said that a large share of the inflows is

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

FPIs register steepest outflow in 7 months at Rs 28,852 cr in January

Going ahead, FPI flows are expected to remain volatile as Indian equities continued their large underperformance compared to global markets

FPIs withdraw Rs 15,000 crore from equities in 2 weeks of January

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have been adopting a cautious stance towards Indian equity markets for the past few weeks

FPI selling and decline in heavyweights pull Sensex 637 points down

The Nifty fell 189 points to end the session at 18,043 a decline of 1.04 per cent

Stocks of realty, consumer services firms are FPIs' stocking stuffers

A combination of sectoral rotation and better consumer spending is attributed to the shift towards realty and consumer services stocks

Markets tumble as Federal Reserve retains hawkish tone; Sensex drops 1.4%

The biggest decline in two months; FPIs sell shares worth Rs 711 cr

Volatile Indian equity markets, flows capping downside: BofA on 2023

Revival in China's economic growth and policies could shrink this premium

November report card: Banking, finance stocks dominate FPI flows

A moderation in new non-performing loans (NPL), improvement in margins, and loan growth are attributed as the reasons for the bullishness in banking stocks