Investment: FPIs inject Rs 7,900cr in equities in the first week of July; investment surpasses Rs 1 lakh cr in 2024

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NEW DELHI: Foreign traders infused over Rs 7,900 crore in Indian equities in the first week of the month amid a wholesome financial and earnings progress momentum. With this, whole FPI investment in equities reached Rs 1.16 lakh crore this 12 months, information with the depositories confirmed.
Going ahead, the Union Budget and Q1 FY25 earnings may decide the sustainability of FPI flows, specialists stated.
According to the information, international portfolio traders (FPIs) have made a web influx of Rs 7,962 crore in equities up to now this month (until July 5).
This got here following an influx of Rs 26,565 crore in equities in June, pushed by political stability and a pointy rebound in markets.
Before that, FPIs withdrew Rs 25,586 crore in May on ballot jitters and over Rs 8,700 crore in April on issues over a tweak in India’s tax treaty with Mauritius and a sustained rise in US bond yields.
Some funds have been in all probability ready on the sidelines for the election occasion to be over, Milind Muchhala, Executive Director, Julius Baer India, stated.
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Geojit Financial Services Chief Investment Strategist VK Vijayakumar stated a big function of FPI flows is that their promoting in India has been triggered by exterior elements like rising bond yields in the US and low valuations in different rising markets. When that state of affairs adjustments, they once more turn out to be patrons in India.
In the fortnight that ended June 30, FPIs purchased closely in telecom and monetary companies. Additionally, they have been patrons in autos, capital items, healthcare and IT. On the different hand, promoting was seen in metals, mining and energy, which had run up too quick in current months.
Apart from equities, FPIs invested Rs 6,304 crore in the debt market throughout the interval beneath evaluate. This has pushed the debt tally to Rs 74,928 crore this 12 months up to now.
“The inclusion of Indian government bonds in the JP Morgan EM Govt Bond Index and the front running by investors have contributed to this divergence in equity and debt inflows,” Vijayakumar stated.