
Highest turnover, highest SIPs, max MFs; August sets new record for stock market
The SIP contribution for August rose to an all time high of ₹15,813 crore, while mutual fund folios touched an all time high of 15.42 crore in August 2023.
The SIP contribution for August rose to an all time high of ₹15,813 crore, while mutual fund folios touched an all time high of 15.42 crore in August 2023.
FIIs pulled out ₹37,632 crore in FY23 but in March they poured over ₹7,936 crore into Indian equities.
Investors lost nearly ₹4.27 lakh crore in wealth as Sensex and Nifty fell 1.53% each, registering their biggest one-day fall in a month.
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Foreign institutional investors' share of Indian equities has hit a multi-year low of 20%
In 2008, FIIs sold equities worth ₹53,000 crore and Nifty fell 35% while in first 74 days of current calendar year net selling by FIIs is ₹1.11 lakh crore and Index fell by just 9%.
Foreign investors find China, other Asean markets more favourable, say brokerages.
The Covid-19 pandemic failed to affect the bulls’ spirits, as benchmark indices saw absolute annual gains between 75.2% and 117.2% while FPIs pumped in a record ₹2.74 lakh crore into equities.
According to a BofA Securities report, the Covid-19 shock could delay India touching the GDP of Japan by three years. In their latest estimates, it will now happen by 2031 if the economy grows at 9%.
Despite the Survey’s positive tone, the Sensex and Nifty 50 closed in the red, falling nearly 8% in a matter of five trading sessions from their January 21 life–high.