Covid-19 shadow on FPI flows
In the five years since 2016, FPIs recorded their second worst performance on total flows in the nine months ended September 2020, with debt flows recording their worst show of five years.
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Covid-19 impacts FPI flows
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have taken out ₹1,30,491 crore between January and May 2020, making it the worst period in 5 years. March witnessed the maximum monthly outflow since 2016.
Markets close in the green in April
Both the Sensex and the Nifty 50 stage more than 14% recovery. The Sensex market capitalisation is up by nearly ₹7.63 lakh crore with 13.48% monthly growth.
Will Mauritius regain the tag of India’s top investor?
Mauritius last week got the ‘eligible country’ status from India. Investment entities from the island country can register with SEBI as category–1 FPIs with less stringent KYC requirements.
FPIs record their worst March in 19 years
Foreign portfolio investors pull out ₹1.18 lakh crore this March, the highest outflow since 2002.
Market watch: Look beyond Sensex, Nifty swings
In 44 trading days, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell 7.82% and 9.03%, respectively, while the midcap and smallcap indices hit 52-week lows on August 2.
Budget fine print drags markets down
Indices see biggest single-day fall in four years in first full trading day after the Union Budget was unveiled. The BSE Sensex closed 907 points lower, while NSE’s Nifty50 slipped 207 points.
FPIs bullish on India, pump funds into equities
Foreign portfolio investors have pumped ₹76,052 crore in equity between January and May 2019, making it the second best period in 10 years. On June 3, the Sensex closed above 40,000 in a record high.
Will election results be a non-event for markets?
After touching new highs on Tuesday, key indices pare a part of the sentimental gains seen after the general election exit polls.
Foreign investors’ sell-off should worry us
Foreign portfolio investments saw a net outflow of Rs 32,077 crore in Jan-May 2018, compared to inflows of Rs 1,18,251 crore in the same period last year.
