FPIs had infused a net Rs 6,557.8 crore into the Indian capital markets (both equity and debt) in September
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"As Infosys is a Nifty stock, the company is widely held in several equity schemes," said a fund manager. According to industry estimates, the stock is held in over 400 MF schemes
Overseas investors were net buyers in the preceding month and had infused a net sum of Rs 6,557.8 crore in the domestic capital markets (both equities and debt), according to the data.
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The Rs 640-crore IPO of the state-owned railway ticketing company had garnered over 110 times subscription on an overall basis
Abhinav Khanna, head of equity at Citi India, expects emerging markets (EMs), and India in particular, to see higher allocation by foreign investors over the next 12 months
Given the focus on safety and quality, the task of choosing money managers in the debt category was tougher than that for equity funds
Prior to this, foreign investors had pulled out a net Rs 5,920.02 crore in August
The erstwhile three categories of FPIs have been merged into two
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Foreign portfolio investors withdrew a net amount of Rs 5,577.99 crore from equities while infusing Rs 1,384.81 crore into the debt segment
The latest inflows have been triggered by improving investor sentiment on the back of easing US-China trade war and supporting macroeconomic data, experts said
The overall assets of sovereign wealth funds rose 12.4 per cent in in the last year to Rs 1.71 trillion
Since the presentation of the Budget in July, markets have mostly been a one-way street with the Nifty50 slipping over 8%
According to Securities and Exchange Board of India annual report, eligibility norms for FPIs were relaxed and data privacy concerns of FPIs were addressed
In July, overseas investors had pulled out a net amount of Rs 2,985.88 crore from the capital markets
Category III AIFs registered as FPIs in GIFT will still have to pay tax at 30 per cent on derivatives gains
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The provisions have undergone changes and exemptions were introduced in subsequent years