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Financials, FMCG get nearly half of FPI flows in August, says report

Despite the positive flows, the allocation in IT at 10.7 per cent dropped for the fifth consecutive month and is the lowest since March 2018

Over the past three months, FMCG stocks have cornered the highest FPI flows at $1.7 billion, according to an analysis by IIFL Alternative Research.

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In the last six months, IT stocks witnessed selling worth $ 4.7 billion, and in the past one year, it was worth $10.8 billion. This is the second-highest outflow after the financial sector

Sundar Sethuraman Thiruvananthapuram

4 min read Last Updated : Sep 07 2022 | 11:27 PM IST

Nearly half of the overseas flows into the markets in August went into stocks in the financial (banks included) and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segments.

The financial sector attracted nearly $1.6 billion of inflows, while consumer stocks got $1.4 billion, data analysed by IIFL Alternative Research showed. Pharmaceutical stocks also attracted over $1 billion of foreign portfolio investor (FPI) flows.

In August, FPIs bought shares worth $6.4 billion (Rs 51,204 crore) — most since December 2020. The robust inflows meant most sectors saw positive net inflows.

FPI inflows into financial stocks in August 2022 were the highest since February 2021,

Topics : FPIs FMCGs Financials IIFL India FPI FPI inflows

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