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Markets halt six-day winning streak; Sensex, Nifty 50 drop close to 1%

Sensex and Nifty fell nearly one per cent amid FPI selling, but managed to rise for the second consecutive week, supported by gains in auto and consumer stocks

Life insurers bet on participating products to diversify portfolio mix

Many players in the industry have rebalanced their portfolios, shifting towards par products after a period of being ULIP-heavy and relying on non-par products to drive topline and margins

Overseas funds pull out of IT and financial services stocks in July

Foreign investors pull out over ₹21,000 crore from key sectors in late July, with IT and financials bearing the brunt of the sell-off

FPIs still drive stock prices despite holdings at decade-low levels

Companies with rising FPI stakes in June 2025 quarter delivered 21.73% returns on average, outpacing mutual funds, LIC, and other investor cohorts

DIIs' dominance on bourses gets stronger, overtaking FPIs in mkt ownership

DII ownership reached a new all-time high of 17.82 per cent as of June 2025, up from 17.62 per cent at the end of March 2025, according to an analysis by Prime Database

Market rally ends as Sensex, Nifty fall on FPI selloff, weak earnings

The rally came to an abrupt halt due to lackluster corporate earnings, persistent selling by foreign investors, and renewed uncertainty surrounding US trade negotiations

The exit behind the entry: IPO afterglow masks a vanishing act, shows data

Behind listing glitter lies a hushed but heavy retreat of overseas money

Mkts log worst fall in over a month; 1st 4-week losing streak since Oct 24

Cap fourth straight weekly loss, marking the longest streak since October, as earnings disappoint and FPI selling persists

FPIs pull out Rs 5,524 cr in July on US-India trade jitters, mixed earnings

After three months of fund infusion, foreign investors turned net sellers with withdrawal of Rs 5,524 crore so far in July, due to ongoing trade tensions between the US and India and mixed corporate results. With this, the total outflow has reached Rs 83,245 crore so far in 2025, data with the depositories showed. Looking ahead, the trajectory of FPI flows will hinge on developments in the US-India trade negotiations and corporate earnings, Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director - Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Research India, said. A resolution of the trade disputes and earnings recovery could potentially restore investor confidence and attract FPIs back to Indian markets, he added. Going by the depositories data, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) withdrew a net sum of Rs 5,524 crore from equities this month (till July 18). This came following a net investment of Rs 14,590 crore in June, Rs 19,860 crore in May and Rs 4,223 crore in April. Prior to this, FPIs had pull

Flawed to say domestic flows alone inflate India's valuations: Ridham Desai

India's market is now heavily driven by domestic investors, a trend that began in 2015 and could last for decades

Rebound continues: Markets extend gains in May; small, midcaps shine

India's market capitalisation saw an increase of ₹19.4 trillion to reach ₹445.5 trillion

FPIs' investment in corporate bonds rises 11.4% in FY25: RBI report

Primary corporate bond issuances during the year rose by 16.1 per cent to ₹9.9 trillion, up from ₹8.6 trillion in 2023-24

Street Signs: Global cues to guide markets, Sebi's NSEL broker scheme

Despite volatility in secondary markets, investors embraced two recent initial public offerings (IPOs).

Sebi extends deadline for FPI ODI issuance framework to Nov 17

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday extended the timeline for implementing the framework regarding tightening of rules on issuance of offshore derivative instruments (ODIs) by FPIs to November 17. Sebi, in December, came out with the framework, which was to become effective from May 17. The framework provides for additional disclosures to be made by ODI subscribers and FPIs (Foreign Portfolio Investors) with segregated portfolios. "Based on representations received from market participants and in order to ensure smooth implementation of the said circular (issued in December), it has been decided to extend the timeline, ...to November 17, 2025," Sebi said in a circular. The circular proposed to prohibit FPIs from issuing ODIs with derivatives as the underlying or using derivatives to hedge their ODIs in India. This was aimed at addressing regulatory arbitrage for ODIs and FPIs with segregated portfolios. Further, FPIs cannot hedge ODIs with derivatives on Indian stock exchanges. ODIs

Markets fall after posting biggest single-day gain in four years

Concerns over FPIs shifting to China, US weigh on sentiment

FPI flows resume after a day's pause as India, Pak ease border tensions

The Indian rupee also strengthened, rising from a low of 88 in February to below 84 this month

Bordering on peace: Markets may exhale as guns fall silent for now

With calm on edge, monsoon and Q4 will guide the mood

FPIs infuse ₹4,223 cr in April, turn net buyers for first time in 3 months

Foreign investors have injected Rs 4,223 crore in the country's equity market in April as they turned net buyers for the first time in three months amid a blend of favourable global cues and robust domestic fundamentals. The inflow of foreign capital came last month following a back-to-back net outflow of Rs 3,973 crore in March, Rs 34,574 crore in February and Rs 78,027 crore in January. Going ahead, FPI inflows could remain stable, but will be constrained by the modest earnings growth of around 5 per cent in FY25, V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments, said. According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) made a net investment of Rs 4,223 crore in equities in the entire April. The latest flow has helped in narrowing the outflow to Rs 1.12 lakh crore in 2025 so far. India's equity markets witnessed a sharp resurgence in FPI activity in April, signalling a marked reversal from the outflows seen earlier this year. This re

Markets set to implement common contract note framework this week

A contract note serves as a formal record of transactions, detailing the number of shares, price, brokerage charges, taxes, and other key information

India markets' long-term fundamentals strong, says HDFC Securities

The brokerage house anticipates that foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows will stabilise, suggesting that India is nearing the end of a period of significant selling by overseas funds