Foreign Portfolio Investors

Foreign portfolio investors pull out Rs 11k cr from energy, finance, IT

Turn their attention to capital goods, construction, FMCG, consumer durables in March

Sebi relaxes FPI onboarding norms but gaps remain in framework, say experts

Anomalies seen in time period for reporting material changes

FPIs invest nearly Rs 7,200 crore in Indian equities in March so far

Excluding this, FPI activity in equities represents a strong selling undercurrent

FPIs invests Rs 11,500 crore in Indian equities in March thus far

Foreign investors have put in Rs 11,500 crore in the Indian equities so far this month, mainly driven by bulk investment from the US-based GQG Partners in the Adani Group companies. Going ahead, FPIs may take a cautious stance in their approach in the coming days following the collapse of the US-based banks -- Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank -- that dented sentiments in the market, experts said. According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) invested Rs 11,495 crore in Indian equities till March 17. This came after a net outflow of Rs 5,294 crore in February and Rs 28,852 crore in January. Prior to that, FPIs infused a net amount of Rs 11,119 crore in December, data showed. "This (inflow in March) is inclusive of the bulk investment of Rs 15,446 crore by GQG in the four Adani stocks," V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said. Excluding this, FPI activity in equities represent a strong selling ...

7 working days: Sebi now prescribes 'strict' timelines for FPI disclosures

Experts said the amendments will give Sebi increased powers to seek information from overseas funds

Top headlines: FPIs seek six more mths from FinMin, 1st India chip fab soon

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FPIs seek six more months from FinMin to comply with PMLA tweaks

To make a representation to FinMin for relief

Finance, durables stocks see maximum FPI selling in last fortnight of Feb

Outflow from two of India's largest sectors in terms of market cap shows FPIs remain in 'sell' mode: Experts

Sell-off spree continues in FPIs; withdraw Rs 2,300-cr from equities in Feb

Foreign investors have turned cautious and pulled out Rs 2,313 crore from Indian equities so far this month ahead of the release of Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes. However, the pace of selling has come down compared to January, when Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) took out Rs 28,852 crore. This was also the worst outflow in the last seven months, data with the depositories showed. Prior to that, they made a net investment of Rs 11,119 crore in December and Rs 36,238 crore in November. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said rising rates in the US might lead to more capital outflows from emerging markets including India. According to the data, FPIs withdrew a net amount of Rs 2,313 crore from Indian equities during February 1-24. "FPIs turned cautious ahead of the release of the minutes of FOMC meeting and on the back of series of disappointing economic data in the US, indicating slow pace of moderation in inflation. This fann

FPIs' investment value in Indian equities drops 11% to $584 billion

The value of foreign portfolio investors' (FPI) holdings in the domestic equities reached USD 584 billion at the end of December 2022, which was 11 per cent lower from preceding year, according to a Morningstar report. This was largely on low return given by the Indian equities and exodus of foreign money from the domestic stock market. Going by the report, the value of FPIs investments in Indian equities dropped to USD 584 billion as of December 2022 as compared to USD 654 billion at the end of December 2021. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the value of FPIs investment grew 3 per cent from USD 566 billion in the three months ended September 2022. This was also the second consecutive quarter, when the value of their investment in the domestic stock market had increased. Consequently, FPIs' contribution to Indian equity market capitalisation also went up during the quarter to 17.12 per cent from 16.97 per cent in the September 2022 quarter. After posting a robust growth in 2020 and

FPIs shift focus back on Indian market; invests Rs 7,600 cr in a week

Foreign investors seem to have shifted their focus back on the Indian equity markets as they turned net buyers last week with an investment of over Rs 7,600 crore. This came following a net outflow of Rs 3,920 crore by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from equities in the preceding week (February 7-12), data with the depositories showed. "As the markets began to recover from the Adani shock, the flows from FPIs also improved, suggesting their renewed interest in the prospects of the Indian equity markets," Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director - Manager Research at Morningstar India, said. It appears that the sustained selling in India witnessed from early January is over but they might sell again at higher levels, VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said. As per the data, FPIs have purchased equities worth a net sum of Rs 7,666 crore in the week ended February 17. Given a more stable economy, strong macros and prospects of higher economic

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India Inc stares at higher debt cost with lower tax rate for FPIs set to go

Industry to make representations to Finmin seeking grandfathering on existing investment

Ahead of Budget, FPIs take out Rs 17K crore from equities in January

Overall, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out Rs 1.21 trn from the Indian equity markets in 2022, following aggressive rate hikes by the central banks globally

Street Signs: Mkt in steel price trap, Adani contagion fears hit LIC & more

Stocks of financial services and information technology (IT) companies have accounted for most of the foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows during the first fortnight of this month

Rupee sheds 33 paise on persistent dollar purchases by oil companies

So far this week, the domestic currency has shed 0.7% against the greenback, making it among the weakest performing Asian units over the past few days

Foreign portfolio investor legroom gains for Kotak Mahindra Bank

During the quarter ended December 2022, the FPI holding in the private sector lender fell 1 basis points quarter-on-quarter to 39.26 per cent

Mutual funds, FPIs show appetite for a slice of Adani FPO anchor pie

Bankers see excess demand in Rs 6,000-cr anchor book

FPIs pull out Rs 15,236 crore from equities in Jan as China reopens

The outflow in January came following a net inflow of Rs 11,119 crore in December and Rs 36,239 crore in November

Shift of axis from Indian markets: FPIs pivot to China as it unlocks

Rate hikes, elevated valuation, and China reopening lead to reallocation of funds