Foreign Funds

Foreign investors have bought government bonds worth Rs 152.50 billion ($1.85 billion) on a net basis since November.

The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 82.63 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday as a lacklustre trend in domestic equities and a strong greenback in the overseas markets dented investor sentiments. Besides, sustained foreign fund outflows and elevated crude oil prices in the international market weighed on the domestic unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 82.61 against the dollar, then fell further in early deals to 82.63, registering a decline of 12 paise over its last close. On Thursday, the rupee appreciated 3 paise to close at 82.51 against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.15 per cent to 103.38. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.19 per cent to USD 84.34 per barrel. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 183.51 points or 0.30 per cent lower at 60,622.71 points. The broader

The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 81.64 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by significant foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 81.61 against the dollar, then lost ground and fell to 81.64, registering a decline of 12 paise over its last close. In the previous session on Monday, the rupee settled at 81.52 against the American currency. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.04 per cent to 102.23. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 0.02 per cent to USD 84.92 per barrel. Forex traders said the rupee is likely to witness range-bound trading as investors brace for interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, and the Union Budget for 2023-24, both scheduled to be announced on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Budget session of Parliament kicks off on Tuesday. The session will comm

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 147.47 points or 0.25 per cent to settle at 59,958.03. During the day, it declined 473.18 points or 0.78 per cent to 59,632.32

The domestic equity market would focus on global trends and foreign fund trading activity this week amid lack of any major trigger at home, analysts said. "This week won't bring any significant cues, so we may see a tussle between bulls and bears. Because the US market is currently experiencing the second wave of selling following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, its direction will continue to be crucial. "Due to the fact that FIIs were net sellers for a significant portion of December, institutional flows will be another crucial trigger," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. Ajit Mishra, VP - Technical Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said, in absence of any major event, cues from global indices, especially the US, would remain on participants' radar. Global central banks like the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) followed the US Federal Reserve in increasing policy rates and giving hawkish commentary, sending equities

Consortium of foreign funds, investment companies will be allowed to own over 51% of IDBI Bank

The government will assess the appetite of large foreign funds in Hindustan Zinc before taking a decision on the timing of dilution of its minority equity stake in the Anil Agarwal-owned metal company, an official has said. The government currently holds a 29.54 per cent stake in HZL, while a 5.54 per cent stake is with public shareholders. Mining mogul Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Ltd is the promoter with a 64.92 per cent stake in HZL. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the sale of 124.79 crore shares or 29.54 per cent stake the government holds in the zinc producer. At the current price of Rs 316 a share, a 29.54 per cent stake would fetch about Rs 39,000 crore to the government. The official said since public float is only about 5 per cent, it would not be feasible for big investors, who put in lump sum funds in the company, as share availability in the market is limited. "Merchant bankers will first assess the interest of large fund houses in HZL. Once we get

January 2023 could be new date following requests from transaction advisor

Xi will visit Saudi Arabia from Dec. 7-9, when he will take part in a regional summit with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other Arab leaders

This comes ahead of the December 16 deadline for potential bidders to submit EoIs for picking up majority stake in the private sector lender

US and European markets gained in October after a sharp sell-off in September

The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 79.86 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, driven by foreign fund inflows and a firm trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 79.87 against the dollar and inched higher to touch 79.86, registering a gain of 6 paise over its previous close. In the previous session, the rupee declined by 6 paise to close at 79.92 against the American currency. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.05 per cent to 108.51. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 0.83 per cent to USD 100.16 per barrel. Forex traders said, the rupee is expected to witness range-bound trade this Friday, as investors await Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech for further clues about the pace of the US central bank's rate hikes. "Higher oil prices and a weak start in the Asian and emerging market peers could keep appreciating bias capped,

An official notification said the revision application can be filed within a year from the date on which the order in question was communicated to the aggrieved NGO registered under the FCRA.

Sensex has jumped 3,082.04 points, or 5.57%, during these six sessions

On the earnings front, big names like ITC, M&M, Dabur, Titan and Interglobe Aviation, along with several others, will declare quarterly results this week

In a complex financial scheme with political tentacles, prosecutors say, Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo Mike Wang raised $27 million for a grandiose development plan that never got close to approval

The govt also said if the amount exceeds, the individuals will now have 90 days to inform the government instead of 30 days earlier.

Among sector/thematic funds, technology funds are on average down 23.4 per cent year-to-date

Foreign funds' ownership in domestic equities fell to pre-Covid lows and hit a multi-year low of 19.5 per cent in March this year in NSE500 companies valued at USD 619 billion, shows an analysis

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday said it will hear Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) foreign funding case every day, local media reported.