Foreign investors have pulled out a massive Rs 22,000 crore from Indian equities so far this month, due to uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections and outperformance of Chinese markets. This came following a net outflow of over Rs 8,700 crore in the entire April on concerns over a tweak in India’s … Read more
Spot gold tested a new lifetime high last week due to a combination of factors that have converged to propel the demand for the yellow metal. Multiple catalysts like US rate cut speculation, China’s economic stimulus, and renewed geopolitical tensions attributed to the rise in prices. Prices on the London spot market surged near to … Read more
New Delhi: The selling spree in Indian stock markets by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned aggressive in May, partly attributable to a strong US dollar, sticky inflation particularly in the food segment, and poll outcome-related anxieties. With over 10 days more to go in May, the latest data from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) showed … Read more
A broad advance in industrial metals took domestic copper prices to record levels last week. A firm overseas market due to fresh Chinese stimulus measures, concerns over tightness in global mine supply, and hopes of strong green demand boosted prices. In the key domestic MCX futures, prices of copper are hovering near Rs 900 a … Read more
MUMBAI – Concerns over high valuations in the smallcap universe seems to have ebbed as stocks rallied in the week gone by and outperformed benchmarks by a wide margin. As many as 400 smallcap stocks gave double-digit returns of upto 52% in the week ended April 5, data by Ace Equity showed. Of these 400 … Read more
FPIs have shown a significant resurgence in their investment activity within the Indian equity markets this month, injecting over Rs 38,000 crore, mainly driven by favourable shifts in the global economic scenario and strong domestic macroeconomic outlook. The investment came following a modest investment of Rs 1,539 crore in February and a massive outflow of … Read more
Buying activity from the foreign portfolio investors (FPI) returned in March with equity purchases worth Rs 40,710 crore taking place as on March 15. This comes after a lackluster first two months where FPIs bought shares worth Rs 1,539 crore while remaining net sellers in January at 25,744 crore. With this WPIs are net buyers … Read more
Stock market returns are typically lumpy as prices do not move in a straight line but at least seven smallcap stocks have given double-digit returns in each of the last 5 months. Over the past five months, the benchmark index Sensex has witnessed an impressive surge of more than 12%, setting the stage for robust … Read more
Gold prices in the international and domestic markets suffered losses in the first two months of 2024. A strong US dollar, expectations of further delay in US Fed rate cuts, and a rally in global equities affected the sentiment surrounding the metal. The US Dollar has gained almost 3% since the start of January. Firm … Read more
Foreign institutional investors turned net buyers of equities in the week ended February 23, and the strong inflows drove benchmark indices to record highs. Foreign portfolio investors net bought Indian equities worth Rs 4,398 crore last week, according to NSDL data. This is against them selling shares worth over 2,500 crore in the preceding week. … Read more