India intends to extend privileges previously exclusive to overseas Indians to all foreign investors. (AI image) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to raise the investment limit for individual foreign investors in listed companies to 10% from 5%, aiming to enhance capital inflows, according to senior government officials and documents seen by Reuters.Foreign portfolio…
FPIs bought Indian equities in three out of five trading sessions last week. (AI image) Indian stock markets have reversed the 2025 losses in the last six trading sessions. While BSE Sensex is marginally down from its December-end closing, Nifty50 has turned positive for the calendar year 2025. Stock market investors’ wealth has risen by…
NEW DELHI: The exodus of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) from the Indian equity markets continues unabated, as they have withdrawn Rs 64,156 crore ($7.44 billion) so far this month, driven by the depreciation of the rupee, a rise in US bond yields, and expectations of a tepid earnings season.This comes after an investment of Rs…
The rupee is set to breach the 86 level this week as the dollar strengthens against most currencies. MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra faces his first major challenge after taking office last month. The rupee is set to breach the 86 level this week as the dollar strengthens against most currencies. This will impede efforts…
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew Rs 4,285 crore from Indian equities during the first three trading days of January, reflecting apprehension ahead of the third-quarter earnings season and concerns over high stock valuations. This follows a net inflow of Rs 15,446 crore in December 2023, according to depository data.This shift in investor sentiment is attributed…
New RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra MUMBAI: RBI’s incoming governor Sanjay Malhotra faces the challenge of balancing economic growth, inflation, and exchange rate stability – a battle that outgoing governor Shaktikanta Das was still fighting. At the same time, he has to deal with regulatory reforms affecting bank lending, curbing digital fraud, and addressing retail financial…
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MUMBAI: Foreign exchange reserves fell by nearly $18 billion in the week ending Nov 15-the sharpest fall on record-as global investors continued pulling out funds from Indian stock markets.According to RBI data, forex reserves declined by $17.8 billion to $657.9 billion during that week. The decline was largely due to a $15.5 billion drop in…
MUMBAI: The sensex on Thursday tanked 836 points as the euphoric rally stemming from Trump’s win in the US presidential election dissipated. The benchmark index retreated below the 80K mark again to settle at 79,541 points as foreign portfolio investors offloaded Indian equities worth Rs 4,889 crore. On the other hand, domestic institutional investors remained…
MUMBAI: The rupee dropped to a fresh low against the dollar on Thursday, pressured by sales from foreign portfolio investors in the equity markets and a stronger dollar, amid expectations that Donald Trump’s US presidential win would boost the American currency. The rupee touched 84.38 during the session before settling at 84.37, marking a 0.1%…
