A Vedanta spokesperson said the group continues to exercise refinancing and capital-raising activities from diverse sources as it seeks to improve its debt and cash profile
The board is 'spending significant time on developing operating committee members who are well-known to shareholders as strong potential CEO candidates,' it said in a proxy statement
Investors have cited several obstacles to obtaining an onshore permit in India, including heavy documentation process, margin requirements for trading, barriers to freely move money out of the country
Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain founded Ather in 2013 after graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have injected over Rs 19,800 crore in the country's debt market in January, making it the highest monthly inflow in more than six years, on the back of inclusion of Indian government bonds in the JP Morgan Index. On the other hand, they pulled out Indian equities worth Rs 25,743 crore last month owing to surging bond yield in the US. According to the data with the depositories, FPIs made a net investment of Rs 19,836 crore in the debt markets in January. This was the highest inflow since June 2017, when they infused Rs 25,685 crore. Before this, FPIs injected Rs 18,302 crore in the debt market in December, Rs 14,860 crore in November, and Rs 6,381 crore in October. "Indian fixed income markets witnessed robust net inflows from FPIs to the tune of USD 2.39 billion in January on the back of inclusion of Indian government bonds in the JP Morgan Index," Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director- Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Research India, .
The outlook for Indian debt has brightened amid hopes of foreign inflows of as much as $40 billion due to the index inclusion
Even in terms of its technology investment, the US recessionary trend has not impacted it, she said. Its tech budgets over the period have only been increasing, Beer added
Shares of the bank fell 0.7% in premarket trading
"Given the interest in India as a market, at some point people will look at both organic and inorganic way to come into the market," Khullar said
Indian government bonds and the local currency took the news in their stride.
"The muted reaction currently is due to weak global risk appetite," Sambor, who said inflows could rise if India becomes a part of other global indices
Jamie Dimon said that given the changes in the global dynamics, war in Ukraine and the USA's tensions with China, India will be its 'best ally' for the next 100 years
Actual inflows may be smaller with some real money managers that they tracked already invested about 2%-3% on average, the brokerage said
The New York-based banker pointed to India's fast-rising GDP among the attributes that make it so attractive
The decision sets the stage for billions of dollars of inflows just when the bond market is straining under record government borrowings
Earlier in the day, JPMorgan said it would include India in its global emerging market bond indices over 10 months starting June 2024, triggering close to $24 billion in flows.
Currently, 23 Indian Government Bonds (IGBs) with a combined notional value of $330 billion are index eligible, JPMorgan said
Market experts are projecting approximately $30 billion in inflows into the government bond market following India's inclusion in the index
Inclusion will start on June 28, 2024, and extend over 10 months, with 1% increments on its index weighting, as India is expected to reach the maximum weighting of 10%
The rupee appreciated by 38 paise to 82.75 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, as the inclusion of India in the JPMorgan bond index boosted investor sentiment. Forex traders said the decision of JPMorgan Chase & Co to include Indian government bonds in its benchmark emerging-market index, is expected to have far-reaching implications for India's debt market and global investors. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened strong at 82.75, registering a gain of 38 paise from its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee consolidated in a narrow range to settle 2 paise lower at 83.13 against the dollar. India's inclusion in a major global bond index will open doors to increased foreign investment in the nation's debt market, traders said. "The inclusion of India in the JPMorgan bond index has had a favourable effect on the rupee, with the currency showing strength by appreciating around 0.42 per cent in the NDF markets and reaching levels around 82.80," CR .