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FPIs invest Rs 11,557 crore in equities during Dec; Covid to drive flows

Foreign investors have infused a net Rs 11,557 crore in Indian equities in December so far despite a market correction and increasing concerns over re-emergence of COVID in China and some other parts of the world. Going ahead, macro data from the US and COVID news will drive FPI flows and the markets in the near term, said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. According to data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) invested a net sum of Rs 11,557 crore in equities during December 1-23. This comes following a net investment of over Rs 36,200 crore in November primarily due to weakening of the US dollar index and positivity about overall macroeconomic trends. Prior to this, foreign investors pulled out Rs 8 crore in October and Rs 7,624 crore in September, data with the depositories showed. "Despite correction in the markets, increasing concerns over re-emergence of COVID in some parts of the world and recession worries in the

Cash turnover up 17% in Nov: In buoyant mkt, trading volume sees recovery

The ADTV for the futures and options segment (both NSE and BSE combined) stood at Rs 147.5 trillion - a gain of 2 per cent MoM

FPIs sell Indian equities worth Rs 6k cr so far in Oct on strengthening USD

With this, the total outflow by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) has reached Rs 1.75 trillion so far in 2022, data with the depositories showed

FPIs withdraw Rs 7,500 cr from Indian equities in Oct on rate hike concerns

The flows from FPIs have been inconsistent over the last few months as they kept on changing their stance frequently tracking the fast-changing investment scenario

Banking stocks tend to underperform during heavy selling by FPIs: Report

In November, the Nifty fell nearly 4 per cent, while the Nifty Bank Index dropped 8.7 per cent amid an $800-million pull-out by FPIs

Long-only AIFs outperform long/short peers, give median returns of 3.4%

Long/short funds (of which data is available for 13) gave median returns of 2.73 per cent

View from the edge

The Union government is so fiscally ineffective that it can only spend an incremental 0.4 per cent of GDP on healthcare in a pandemic, against a global average of 1.2 per cent, writes Rathin Roy

Financial, energy stocks saw highest FPI selling at over $1.5 bn in April

FMCG, real estate, IT report positive flows

At Rs 2.74 trillion, FPI flows surpass previous best in FY13: Govt

Policy initiatives and economic revival boosted foreign investment, says finance ministry

Bonds on watch

Inclusion in global indices would demand higher fiscal standards

Amid outflows globally, FPIs invest Rs 8,642 cr in Indian markets in March

Prior to this, overseas investors had invested Rs 23,663 crore in Indian markets in February and Rs 14,649 crore in January, on a net basis

CBDT may take measures to correct withholding tax anomaly for FPIs

The CBDT is expected to rectify the same either in the Finance Bill or the I-T Act

Rupee appreciates 25 paise amid rising FPIs, declining bond yields

Currently, rupee is trading at 72.66 per dollar, against the previous close of 72.91 per dollar

Market sell-off brings back memories of the 2013 'taper tantrum'

In 2012, India had seen foreign portfolio investor (FPI) flows of Rs 1.3 trillion ($24.5 billion) and in 2013 about Rs 1.1 trillion ($20 billion)

After the high, a big fall: Sensex's 11-week winning streak ends

Most global stocks dropped, with investors pruning their bullish bets as rising Covid-19 cases sparked concerns about corporate earnings and economic revival

Buoyant market spurs FPI registrations; number crosses 10K for first time

December saw more than 100 registrations after seven months

Flows from FPIs favour banks, financials and FMCGs in CY20, shows data

FPI flows from April last year show they have been betting on a revival in consumer demand to drive economic growth, revealed an analysis by Edelweiss Securities

FPIs pump in Rs 17,818 crore in just four trading sessions of December

As per depositories data, foreign portfolio investors (FPI) pumped in a net sum of Rs 16,520 crore into equities and Rs 1,298 crore in the debt segment during December 1-4

FPIs remain positive on Indian markets; put in Rs 35,109 cr in Nov so far

FPIs have invested a massive Rs 35,109 crore in Indian markets in November so far as corporate earnings and reforms measures undertaken by the government kept the investors' sentiment upbeat

Rising dollar: FPI investment set to turn negative in September

Experts say EM market equities, currencies may remain weak unless there is positive news