FII Outflows

The benchmark indices -Nifty and the 30-stock Sensex - entered the 'correction' zone, falling 15.2 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively, from their September peak

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The surge in IPO activity comes after a slowdown triggered by poor listings, weak demand, foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows, and earnings disappointments

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FIIs index futures long-short ratio plummeted to 0.15 on May 03, as against 0.98 a day earlier in the F&O segment. In cash market, net monthly sales rose to Rs 43,800 cr, the highest since June 2022.

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Valuations of midcaps and smallcaps have reached very high levels, and hence to that extent leave little margin of safety, Sehgal said

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After four straight 75-basis point hikes earlier in 2022, the US Federal Reserve raised its overnight borrowing rate by another 50 basis points in December

Further evidence of economic resilience and animal spirits, according to Wood, is continuing strong goods and services tax (GST) revenues and buoyant retail sales

However, analysts do caution against intermittent phases of withdrawals by FIIs given macro-economic developments across major world economies

'Now valuations have become more reasonable and trade at long-term averages. More importantly, there are palpable signs of peak inflation behind us'

The rupee losses on Friday were, however, limited by dollar sales by exporters, who felt that the domestic unit may not fall much further, given the sharp depreciation seen this week

Higher US interest rates, upside risks to India's current account deficit, brought about by higher oil prices, have caused the rupee to depreciate 6% vs $ so far in the calendar year

Investors are now looking toward potential triggers that may set the likely trajectory for equity markets in the second half of 2022.

Among sectors, the largest decline was seen in metal & information technology (IT) stocks, while relative outperformance was seen in auto counters

Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in the capital market on Monday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 2,701.21 crore

Meanwhile, the $23 billion net selling by FIIs (equity) in the Indian market year-to-date (YTD), is, when adjusted for FII AUM, the most intense in over a decade-surpassed only by the GFC, UBS said

Analysts believe that the persistent FII selloff, fear of aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve (US Fed) and weaker rupee was dampening investors' sentiment.