g-sec: India-US g-sec yield gap at all-time low, yet there’s no stopping inflows

Mumbai: The interest rate differential between domestic and US sovereign bonds has shrunk to its lowest levels in at least 17 years, an occurrence that textbook theory says should drive foreign capital out of India. Overseas investors, however, are in no mood to shun the world’s fastest-growing major economy. If anything, an improvement in India’s … Read more

FPIs: FPIs lap up power, financial services stocks in April; IT, FMCG see biggest outflows

Mumbai: Overseas investors were buyers of Indian equities worth ₹17,932 crore across 15 sectors between April 1 and 15, as per National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. Power sector received the highest inflow from foreign investors, who bought shares worth ₹5,143 crore after buying ₹45 crore in March. In 2023, the sector witnessed inflows worth … Read more

FPIs: Once Adani-heavy, 8 FPIs look to settle with Sebi

Mumbai: More than half a dozen foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) that owned substantial stakes in Adani Group firms are looking to settle securities violation matters with markets regulator Sebi, said people familiar with the matter. They have agreed to pay a certain amount as fines, the people said. The legal representatives of eight FPIs – … Read more

FPIs: FPIs mount bearish bets as risk aversion grows

Mumbai: Overseas fund managers raised their bearish derivative bets on India last week as a jump in crude oil prices in the wake of the Iran-Israel conflict and growing uncertainty about interest rate cuts in the US heightened risk aversion. The long-short ratio of foreign portfolio investors (or FPIs’) Nifty futures bets fell to 35.4% … Read more

Lok Sabha election begins: How Nifty may behave before results and which stocks to buy?

As polling for the seven-phase-long Lok Sabha election began from today, Dalal Street’s 9 crore investors would be closely tracking the mood of 96.8 crore voters spread across India. Ahead of the voting for the first phase, Sensex has given up almost all of its gains made in 2024 after rewarding investors with a 20% … Read more

FPIs: FPIs cut back on FMCG, auto, financial services shares

Mumbai: Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) shares saw the highest selling by foreign investors in the second-half of March. Foreign funds dumped shares worth ₹4,939 crore in the sector after buying worth ₹11,180 crore during the first-half of the month as per data from National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL). The sector witnessed outflows worth ₹4,472 crore … Read more

Rupee’s dive traps FPIs with unhedged govt bond positions

Mumbai: Unhedged currency-risk exposure of overseas funds has roiled India’s relatively calm sovereign bond market, hitherto in a one-way bull run ahead of favourable global index recasts, as the usually steady rupee abruptly slid to record lows on both onshore and offshore platforms Friday amid an evident risk-off sentiment worldwide. Foreign portfolio investors, having splurged … Read more

fpis: FPIs infuse over Rs 38,000 cr in equities in March so far amid strong domestic economic outlook

FPIs have shown a significant resurgence in their investment activity within the Indian equity markets this month, injecting over Rs 38,000 crore, mainly driven by favourable shifts in the global economic scenario and strong domestic macroeconomic outlook. The investment came following a modest investment of Rs 1,539 crore in February and a massive outflow of … Read more

FPIs: FPIs pick out FMCG from trough, telecom & financials

Mumbai: Battered shares of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies received the highest flows from foreign investors across sectors in the first half of March as they saw value in these stocks after their underperformance in recent years. The FMCG sector received the highest inflows of ₹11,180 crore after witnessing selling worth ₹4,472 crore last month. … Read more

Sebi: Sebi’s exemption to ease compliance burden for FPIs

Mumbai: The decision by India’s capital markets watchdog to exempt foreign portfolio investors (FPI) from additional disclosure requirements will ease their compliance burden where majority assets held by them are based in the country. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has exempted overseas funds, having more than 50% of their India equity assets … Read more