Foreign Institutional Investor

FPIs hunting for 'new ideas' in realty, infra, cap goods, says Jefferies, flows will return in H2FY25

Foreign investors are looking beyond the traditional large-cap spaces of banking, IT or consumption names, towards 'new ideas', said Jefferies.

FIIs turn buyers in February but continue to pare FMCG holdings

Strong retail inflows, through the mutual fund route, have neutralised much of the FII selling this year, so far

China’s reopening caused historic FII stampede, but there’s good news for metals: Nirmal Jain

FIIs have sold equities worth almost $2 billion in the first 13 sessions of the year — probably the worst FII sell-off witnessed in January over the last two decades.

No plans to review margin rules; ASM for benefit of retail investors: SEBI chief

Ajay Tyagi feels that a robust margin system is important for protecting the interests of retail investors.

DIIs to remain strong; Budget the only mover: Hemant Kanawala

Hemant Kanawala, Head Of Equity at Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance expects no downside to the markets. Due to lack of any major triggers other than the Budget in the near-future, he does not see an upside to the market as well.

FIIs favour developed markets; avoid IT, fertiliser: Udayan

Udayan Mukherjee said that the momentum is with developed markets right now which is reflected in the US market rally.

RBI ups FIIs investment limit to 74% in Axis; stock gains 2%

The Reserve Bank of India has allowed Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) and Registered Foreign Portfolio Investment (RFPI) to invest in Axis Bank up to 74 percent from 62 percent earlier.

See good FII flows; profit taking opportunity to buy: Dilip Bhat

The bad loan issue may continue for Axis Bank and ICICI Bank, said Dilip Bhat, Joint MD at Prabhudas Lilladher, adding, he prefers Infosys and TCS in the IT space.

Rupee at 2-1/2 mth high of 67.08, up 26 paise

Significant liberalisation of foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in a host of sectors including insurance, pension, ARCs and stock exchanges in the Union Budget to attract more foreign investment and the government's commitment to its fiscal deficit target also largely weighed on the trade.

Won't see many downgrades as expectations muted: iPru AMC

The stock market is unlikely to witness too many earnings downgrades from hereon as it is going into the second quarter earnings with muted expectations, says Manish Gunwani, senior fund manager with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company.

PM Modi meets US CEOs at fin sector round-table conference

While talking to the CEOs, Modi said his government strongly supports Public Private Partnership. "GDP growth last year was 7.3 percent. There has been a 40 percent increase in FDI; WB, IMF," he said.

RBI may cut policy rate by 25 bps on Sep 29: Report

The data on Wholesale Price Index (negative 4.9 percent) and Consumer Price Index (3.66 percent) continue to reflect a benign inflationary environment, said ratings and research firm Ind-Ra

'Govt needs to take steps on economic reforms, GST'

"(Prime Minister Narendra) Modi has taken a big stand on the global stage on essentially talking about India and its economic journey," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal said, noting that after he came to power there has been a huge amount of interest in the US private sector.

Mkt may see new highs before H1 2015-end: Emkay

Krishna Kumar Karwa, MD, Emkay Global Financial Services believes it is possible to see the market take out new highs before the first half of FY15. But for it to sustain, it has to be supported by earnings growth, he cautions.

RBI unwilling to let rupee appreciate much

The markets guess is it is Glaxo bringing in the money - Rs 6400 crore for its open offer almost amounting to a billion dollars and therefore the same kind of rally in the rupee today like the one seen yesterday cannot be expected because this is strictly a one-off.