Varun Beverages and United Breweries have experienced two consecutive quarters of similar trends. Interestingly, Godrej Consumer Products has witnessed a steady decline in foreign ownership for seven straight quarters.
The number of retail investors holding NSE shares valued up to Rs 2 lakh surged more than fourfold to 1.46 lakh in Q1 FY25, up from 33,896 in the previous quarter.
Insurance companies, led by LIC with a substantial 68 percent share (Rs 13.02 lakh crore) in equity investments, collectively sold a net of Rs 15,622 crore during the quarter
Mutual funds and insurance companies, too, continued to invest in large Indian IT stocks.
Around 3.51 percent stake or 3.73 million shares will be sold in a block deal, the company announced. According to Friday's close, the stake sale will be valued at Rs 535 crore.
The announcement of Grasim Industries' entry into the paints sector is touted as the catalyst for FIIs to reduce their exposure.
Foreign investors' stakes in 76 stocks of the Nifty SmallCap100 Index rose to 7.93 percent in the March quarter against 5.8 percent in December 2022 quarter even as their holdings in largecap and midcap stocks declined, according to a Moneycontrol analysis.
Rekha Jhunjhunwala now owns 1.17% stake, or 24.50 million, shares in the Kochi-based Federal Bank
FIIs have lost out in the tug-of-war with DIIs largely because foreign investors have been sellers of banking stocks, which have done very well
The level of pledged holdings in BSE 500 Index companies increased from 1.5 percent of the stake held by promoters in the September quarter, according to Kotak Institutional Equities
Stocks in the portfolio of Kacholia in which he holds more than 1 percent stake include Majesco, Birlasoft, HLE Glasscoat, Vaibhav Global, Vishnu Chemicals and Paushak
According to a media report, the company currently has 11.42 percent shares with the public against 25 percent that is needed to comply with SEBI norms.
Top stock exchange NSE has informed listed companies that it will not accept physical documents related to corporate governance, shareholding pattern, financial results and annual reports, from January 29.
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