Foreign Institutional Investors (fiis)

18 companies record stake hike by promoters, and foreign and domestic institutions

The likes of Bajaj Holdings & Investment, Shriram Finance, and Deepak Nitrite led the pack in terms of market capitalisation

Foreign investors allowed to buy up to 74% in Fortis Health

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/ Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) investment limit under Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS) in Fortis Healthcare has increased from 24 per cent to 74 per cent of its paid up capital.

India still 'bright spot for FIIs, eyeing insurance space: MOSL

The other theme besides financials that FII investors are excited about is Insurance and with two large private insurance companies getting listed there is an option to play them, says Rajat Rajgarhia, MD & CEO, Motilal Oswal.

For Nifty to sustain above 8500 we need more FII buying: Experts

Nifty is stuck in 8350-8450 range, so one should expect more consolidation. Going forward, Nifty will break out of 8450 but it needs a trigger, says Ashwani Gujral.

Farm loan waivers pose risks; corp taxes must be lower: Alchemy

Hiren Ved, Director & CIO, Alchemy Capital Management says demonetisation has pushed the growth recovery by a couple of quarters and it is likely to pick up only in second half of CY17.

Demonetisation: Demand may take a hit in H2; like Motherson Sumi, says IDFC Sec

Shirish Rane, Head of Research, IDFC Securities speaking about the impact of demonetisation by the government said demand, particularly that created by unaccounted money, is sure to be impacted.

India can be an oasis of hope among emerging markets: SBI MF

Navneet Munot, CIO, SBI Mutual Fund says it's yet early days but India could be an â€˜oasis of hope‘ among emerging markets (EMs) because on a relative basis the macro fundamentals look good along with optimism of domestic investors which has been supporting India market.

RBI lets Axis Bank raise foreign shareholding to up to 62 pc

RBI said total foreign investment from all sources in the bank shall not exceed 62 per cent of the paid-up capital.

Experts not yet convinced that it is a down-trending market

Mehraboon Irani of Nirmal Bang Securities thinks the correction could be due to selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs). He does not think we are likely to see a deep correction.

No catalysts to propel mkt; all eyes on Fed meet: Ajay Bagga

So far, India has been beneficiary of the FII inflows into emerging markets and the moment they show signs of drying up, our market falters, says Ajay Bagga.

India growth story solid, expect flows to come in: Ashmore

From a global perspective, Jan Dehn, Head-Research, Ashmore Investment Management thinks the deeply entrenched negative sentiment about the US economy is driving sentiment at the moment

See nothing dramatic from Budget‘16; mkt to stay volatile: Pros

According to Jigar Shah, CEO, Kim Eng Securities global factors, selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs), and the fact that Indian economy and corporate earnings have not improved significantly are still weighing on the market.

See no meaningful mkt recovery unless Budget delivers: Experts

|On a backdrop where there is continued selling from the foreign institutional investors (FIIs), it is unlikely to see a meaningful recovery, unless Budget delivers, says Gaurang Shah, VP, Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services.

Investment via P-Notes drops to Rs 2.53 lakh cr in August

The investment via this route has been declining in the three months (June-August)after touching a seven-year high of Rs 2.85 lakh crore in May. This was the highest investment since February 2008, when the cumulative value stood at Rs 3.23 lakh crore.

Inconsistent AAR rulings led to MAT dispute: AP Shah

In an interview to CNBC-TV18‘s Shereen Bhan and Menaka Doshi, AP Shah explained the details of the report that was accepted by the government.

Experts divided on the continuation of market rally

According to Siddarth Bhamre of Angel Broking Nifty could find resistance around 8250-8300. There is no need to go short in the market but if one is expecting a rally would be disappointed, he adds.

Rupee correction healthy; see 64.5-65/$ in near-term: StanC

With USD 70-80 billion net long rupee positions having built over the last few months, it makes a strong case for volatility and vulnerability, feels Ananth Narayan of Standard Chartered Bank.

Finance Bill in May: Will FM provide more relief to FIIs?

Finance minister Arun Jaitley met nearly 50 foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) over the Holi weekend in Mumbai, his first meeting post Budget. According to sources, many FPIs raised issues around the rules for permanent establishment.

Pre-Budget rally likely; upbeat on financials, IT: Experts

R Venkatraman, MD, IIFL believes that weak earnings were already factored in by the market and expects 2015 also to be a good year as 2014 but says one should not expect 30-40 percent returns.

Investments via P-Notes drop to USD 39 bn in November

According to the data released by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the total value of P-Note investments in Indian markets (equity, debt and derivatives) dropped to Rs 2,49,210 crore last month from Rs 2,65,675 crore (USD 43 billion) in October.

See 9500 on Nifty by Diwali; upbeat on Strides: Nirmal Bang

Foreign institutional investors would be watching the Budget far more keenly than domestic investors and in case the Budget delivers on expected lines, then there could get the big delta in direction of 9500 for the Nifty, says Rahul Arora of Nirmal Bang.