Rate hike fears keep investors on tenterhooks as they await Fed policy
Indian currency performed rather well compared to most Asian peers, which were hammered due to the hotter-than-expected US inflation data
The Sensex closed at 54,892, with a decline of 215 points, or 0.4 per cent, and the Nifty finished at 16,356, with a drop of 60 points, or 0.3 per cent
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 2,294 crore, while domestic investors provided buying support to the tune of Rs 1,311 crore
The sell-off in May is also the second-highest monthly outflows recorded in the domestic market since 1993
So far this month, the benchmark Sensex and the Nifty indices are down 5 per cent
Issues around on trade confirmation day, forex booking, pre-funding yet to be fully settled
An analysis by Edelweiss Alternative Research shows fund managers invested large sums in blue-chip stocks, such as Reliance Industries, Infosys, ICICI Bank, and SBI Cards, in April
From this year's peak in January, both indices are down nearly 12 per cent
594 companies in which FPIs hiked their stake saw an average stock price increase of 2.3%, while 689 firms in which they decreased their stake saw an average price decline of 2.7%
Domestic buyers are increasing their stakes even as foreign investors have been exiting, noted an April 27 India Equity Strategy Report by Morgan Stanley
IT index may be bottoming out at current levels; fall in rupee can help companies offset some of the cost and growth pressures
The new guidelines will be applicable from May 9, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular on Friday
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As FPIs deploy the maximum in the banking sector, it has to bear the brunt during episodes of capital repatriation.
Foreign portfolio investors dumped Indian shares worth record Rs 1.4 lakh crore in the financial year 2021-22, after pumping in whopping Rs 2.7 lakh crore in the preceding fiscal
Mutual fund investments of over Rs 1.7 trillion steadied the ship
Flows from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are expected to remain volatile in the near term given the headwinds in terms of elevated crude prices and inflation, experts said
The number of bids withdrawn in the other categories were relatively muted