With just a session left for September to end, so far Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have been net buyers of Indian equities at Rs 57,359 crore. The total investments by them now stand at Rs 1,00,245 crore on the year-to-date basis and is highest in nine months. In August, FPIs bought domestic shares worth Rs … Read more
Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has sought public comments on a draft circular, which aims to simplify registration for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). The deadline to submit feedback is October 15. The draft circular seeks to review the application and signing of Common Application Form (CAF) for certain FPIs. Every FPI … Read more
Retail traders made a combined net loss of ₹1.81 lakh crore in futures and options trading in the three years to March 2024 and only 7.2% of individual traders made a profit during this period, a study done by markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) showed. The number of retail traders has … Read more
Foreign ownership of Indian government bonds has accelerated through August as decision-influencing US data and Federal Reserve commentary point toward a rate cut later this month, but are not alarming by themselves to trigger a risk-off sentiment on Wall Street and dent financial assets in the world’s fastest-expanding major economy. From July 31 to August … Read more
Nine months after JP Morgan announced the inclusion of Indian government debt in its emerging markets index, the incremental ownership of sovereign bonds by foreign portfolio investors has climbed more than $10 billion, with purchases topping the billion-dollar threshold so far this month. As of June 18, the indicative value of aggregate FPI holdings in … Read more
Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday relaxed timelines for disclosure of material changes by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). The regulator categorised material changes notified by FPIs into two groups. Type I group includes changes that require FPIs to seek fresh registration, or which affect any privileges or exemptions available to such foreign investors and Type II … Read more
Mumbai: The Big Four accountancy firms will have to burn the midnight oil to give foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) the chance to move money faster. At a meeting on Tuesday, the Indian capital market regulator has told the accounting biggies in no uncertain terms to generate the mandatory ‘confirmation certificate’ overnight so that offshore funds … Read more
New Delhi: The selling spree in Indian stock markets by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned aggressive in May, partly attributable to a strong US dollar, sticky inflation particularly in the food segment, and poll outcome-related anxieties. With over 10 days more to go in May, the latest data from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) showed … Read more
Mumbai: Shares of many companies with higher foreign ownerships have been under pressure amid the heightened selling of Indian stocks by overseas investors so far in May. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have sold shares worth over ₹22,000 crore this month after pulling ₹21,524 crore out of Dalal Street in April. More than 100 stocks where … Read more
Mumbai: The record valuation for local equities is an emphatic vote of confidence by foreign portfolio investors (FPI) in the country’s growth prospects, Madhabi Puri Buch, Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), said on Tuesday. “Why is it that our markets are commanding this price to earnings multiple which is higher … Read more
