The recent spike in Covid-19 cases could disrupt foreign portfolio investments: report
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pumped in a whopping USD 33.8 billion into domestic equities and debt till February 15 this fiscal year -- the highest since FY15 when it was nearly USD 46 billion --taking their net outstanding investments to a record USD 592.5 billion, as per a report. Of the total FPI assets of USD 592.5 billion, USD 537.4 billion were in equities and USD 51.38 billion in debt, according to the data collated by Care Ratings. The maximum holding is in financial services sector at USD 191.3 billion, followed by software (USD 76.1 billion), oil & gas (USD 50 billion), automobiles & auto components (USD 26.9 billion, pharmaceuticals & biotechnology (USD 22.8 billion), sovereign (USD 21.7 billion--debt), household & personal products (USD 20.2 billion), capital goods (USD 19.8 billion), food, beverages & tobacco (USD 15.7 billion) and insurance (USD13.4 billion). These 10 sectors account for around 78 per cent of total assets under FPI ...
After remaining on the sidelines during the last week, FPIs have pumped in over $1 billion (Rs 8,030 crore) in equities in past two days alone
Overseas investors pumped in a net of Rs 19,473 crore into equities but pulled out Rs 4,824 crore from the debt segment between January 1 and January 29
December saw more than 100 registrations after seven months
Indian stocks continue to be the beneficiaries of benign foreign portfolio investor (FPI) flows amid signs of recovery in the economy
FPI flows from April last year show they have been betting on a revival in consumer demand to drive economic growth, revealed an analysis by Edelweiss Securities
FPI flows in India for the year stood at $22.6 billion, 58 per cent higher than that in 2019
The increased number of stocks on the list is an indicator of foreign portfolio investors' (FPIs') bullishness towards domestic equities
Some $900 mn could flow into domestic stocks due to the GEIS rejig; Dr Reddy's could see inflows of $80 mn and Tata Steel could see outflows of $60 mn due to changes in BSE Sensex
The liquidity gush saw the financial pack outperform the markets by a huge margin: The Bank Nifty index jumped 24 per cent, twice the gain made by the Nifty50 index in November
Previously, September 2010 had seen the record for highest FPI flows in dollar terms. In rupee terms, August this year had seen record flows of Rs 45,637 crore
According to depositories data, FPIs invested a net Rs 6,564 crore into equities and Rs 1,817 in the debt
Sebi had allowed custodians to furnish scanned documents instead of originals for FPI registrations in the backdrop of the pandemic. The relaxation was given till June 30 and later extended to Aug 31
Earlier, foreign investors remained net sellers for three consecutive months. They pulled out a net Rs 7,366 crore in May, Rs 15,403 crore in April and a record Rs 1.1 trillion in March
Global index provider was expected to hike the weight after Centre's decision to virtually increase investment limit for overseas investors in domestic firms
FPI's love for India shows in the premium valuation on Dalal Street
In the equities segment, FPIs invested Rs 7,547.8 crore in September, Rs 12,367.9 crore in October, Rs 25,230.6 crore in November and Rs 7,338.4 crore in December
Positive developments on US-China trade deal front led to renewed buying interest by the FPIs
Additionally, FPIs have the Budget announcements in their sights