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Foreign investors continue to pull back money from the Indian equity market, withdrawing Rs 24,753 crore (about USD 2.8 billion) in the first week of March amid escalating global trade tensions and lacklustre corporate earnings. This came following an outflow of Rs 34,574 crore from equities in February and Rs 78,027 crore in January. The total outflow by FPIs has reached Rs 1.37 lakh crore in 2025 so far, data with the depositories showed. According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 24,753 crore from Indian equities this month (till March 7). This also marks the 13th consecutive week of net outflows. Since December 13, 2024, FPIs have offloaded equity shares to the tune of USD 17.1 billion. The sustained selling by overseas investors is chiefly due to a combination of global and domestic factors. A major catalyst continues to be the escalation in global trade tensions, which significantly weigh on investor sentiment.
After some sell-off during the week, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday opined that the 50-share benchmark Nifty's valuation is decent and reasonable. Goyal, who oversees the commerce and industry portfolio, said that there can be some more correction in the offing for the Indian markets. A forward price-to-earnings ratio of 19 makes the Nifty valuations "decent" and "reasonable". "Some of them (Nifty stocks) may have seen some downfall, but by and large the Nifty still reflects decent valuations," Goyal said, speaking at an event organised by mutual fund industry's lobby grouping Amfi here. "At a P/E ratio of 19 for a developing nation which is the fastest growing country, it (valuation) is still reasonable - some small correction here or there may still happen," he added. Goyal said that the ongoing correction in the markets should serve as a wake-up call for the ones who have not advised the small investors properly, and asked Amfi to ensure that it isolates those who have
India's first woman Sebi Chief Madhabi Puri Buch, who faced conflict of interest allegations by the US-based short-seller Hindenburg and also political heat thereafter, would complete her three-year tenure later on Friday and will be succeeded by Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey. Before her appointment as Sebi chief, veteran investment banker who has also work with country's leading private sector lender ICICI Bank, joined Sebi's board as a whole-time member in April 2017 and was later elevated as a chairperson in March 2022. She succeeded former IAS officer Ajay Tyagi, who held the top position for five years, from March 1, 2017, to February 28, 2022. Buch's stint at Sebi Chief has been marked by both significant strides and notable challenges. Taking charge on March 2, 2022, Buch made history as the first woman to lead the market regulator, as well as the first private-sector individual to hold the position. Although, Buch in her tenure made significant strides in areas like
Corporate earnings from blue-chips like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Donald Trump's swearing-in as the US President, and trading activity of foreign investors are the key factors to drive equity markets this week, analysts said. Trump will be sworn in as the US president for a second term on Monday. This week, several key Nifty-50 companies, including BPCL, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Dr Reddy's, UltraTech Cement, JSW Steel and ICICI Bank are scheduled to announce their financial results. Adding to the market's complexity is the ongoing battle between Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) and Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs). "As the earnings season progresses, investors are expected to shift their attention to the upcoming Union Budget, which will outline the government's economic and fiscal roadmap for the year. Market participants will closely watch for policy measures, fiscal allocations, and growth initiatives that could influence key sectors and overall investor sentimen
The initial public offer of Stallion India Fluorochemicals Ltd received 32.06 times subscription on the second day of bidding on Friday. The initial share sale got bids for 49,73,74,020 shares against 1,55,12,978 shares on offer, as per NSE data. The portion for non-institutional investors fetched 76.33 times subscription while the quota for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) got subscribed 30.93 times. The category for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) received 31 per cent subscription. Refrigerants supplier Stallion India Fluorochemicals on Tuesday fixed a price band of Rs 85-90 per share for its initial public offering (IPO). The IPO has a fresh issue of 1.78 crore equity shares and an offer-for-sale (OFS) component of 43.02 lakh shares by its promoter Shazad Sheriar Rustomji. At the upper end of the price band, the IPO is pegged at Rs 199.45 crore. The public issue will conclude on January 20. Proceeds from the issue will be used towards funding working capital requireme
A total of 1,000 companies are expected to float initial public offerings (IPOs) in the next two financial years, the Association of Investment Bankers of India (AIBI) said on Friday. This remarkable number of initial public offerings would be driven by economic growth, favourable market conditions and improvements in the regulatory framework. Additionally, the total amount of fundraising through IPOs and qualified institutional placements (QIPs) is anticipated to be more than Rs 3 lakh crore in next fiscal (FY26), the apex body for investment bankers said. The Indian capital market has been growing at an enormous pace over the past few years. In the last six fiscal years till date, 851 companies -- 281 main-board, 570 SMEs -- floated their IPOs raising collectively Rs 4.58 lakh crore. In FY 2024, a total of Rs 67,955 crore was mobilised through IPOs. This includes Rs 61,860 crore via main-board and Rs 6,095 crore through SME. Moreover, 61 QIPs raised around Rs 68,972 crore. "Ind