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

Sebi: Sebi pushes for ease of doing biz; clears relaxations for FPIs

Mumbai: Regulator Sebi on Friday approved a raft of relaxations for foreign portfolio investors, alternative investment funds and entities seeking to raise funds through initial share sales, as part of facilitating the ease of doing business in the securities market. Also, the board of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) gave its nod for … Read more

FPIs: Sebi may offer FPIs relief on stricter disclosures

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is expected to grant relief to foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) with concentrated holdings in Indian companies without a promoter group by exempting them from stricter disclosure requirements if there is no risk of breach of public holding norms. The board of Sebi in its meeting on … Read more

FPIs: FPIs get licence to thrill, lap up $8.7 billion govt bonds in 5 months

Mumbai: Overseas ownership of Indian government bonds climbed about $9 billion in just five months since JP Morgan announced its decision to include local sovereign debt in its emerging markets index, illustrating the attractiveness of fixed-income assets in the world’s fastest-expanding major economy for bulge-bracket funds in a constant global hunt for stable currencies and … Read more

FPIs: Nifty closes at a new high, FIIs cut some bearish bets

Mumbai: India’s equity indices gained 0.5% on Tuesday with the Nifty closing at a record level, led by gains in public sector power companies and private banks. Analysts said foreign funds cut some of their bearish bets, aiding sentiment. The Nifty gained 0.34% or 74.7 points to close at 22,196 after making a lifetime high … Read more

Taxman: Taxman asks FPIs to share info on signatories, justify treaty relief

Mumbai: Around a dozen foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have been asked by the income tax (I-T) department in the last one month to share the identities of authorised signatories of their bank accounts as well as justify the treaty benefits claimed by them. If the signatories are residents, the tax office, some feel, may question … Read more

foreign portfolio investors: FPIs infuse over Rs 15,000 cr in debt mkt in Feb

New Delhi: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) continued their bullish stance on the country’s debt markets with a net infusion of over Rs 15,000 crore so far this month, on the back of inclusion of Indian government bonds in the JP Morgan Index along with relatively stable economy. This followed a net investment of Rs 19,836 … Read more

FPIs: FPIs sell Rs 25,744 crore of shares in January

Mumbai: Overseas investors offloaded ₹25,744 crore worth of Indian stocks in January after two straight months of purchases as receding hopes of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in March led to some risk-off sentiment. Analysts said inflows in February will hinge on the Fed’s commentary on the direction of interest rates … Read more

FPIs unleash turbulence with Rs 21,000 cr weekly selloff in sudden shift

After months of buying, foreign portfolio investors are turning a blind eye to Indian equities in the month of January amid concerns over high valuations and uncertainty around global interest rates trajectory. In the week gone by, FPIs net sold shares worth over Rs 21,000 crore, signalling a sudden shift in the strategy. So far … Read more