As crude oil prices rose above $100 per barrel amid the conflict in West Asia, the rupee fell to a new low against the US dollar on Wednesday. According to Bloomberg data, the native currency finished the session at 92.63 against the dollar, down 24 paise, or 0.27%, from the previous close. According to dealers,…
On March 11, the rupee fell 14 paise at the opening, as sentiment was affected by volatile Brent crude and ongoing foreign-fund outflows. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) aggressive dollar-selling strategy keeps the currency anchored and keeps it from falling below the 92 level. After closing the previous session at Rs 91.81, the rupee…
On February 2, the day following the presentation of the Union Budget 2026, the Indian rupee opened higher as investor sentiment improved due to announcements concerning international institutional and portfolio investors. On February 1, The Finance Minister declared that the Portfolio Investment Scheme now allows non-Indian citizens to invest in stocks with increased quotas. This…
According to the market regulator’s bulletin on Friday, fundraising through initial public offerings (IPOs) in India was comparatively mild in December as compared to the peak levels in 2025, but the number of new issuances was the greatest, and the issuance size was the third biggest globally. The Indian equity market’s poor performance due to…
The FII buying that was observed on October 28 was unquestionably the high point of the market activity. The net purchase price of foreign institutional investors in Tuesday’s transaction was Rs 10,339.80 crore. Since June 26, this is the highest amount that FIIs have net bought in a single day. Furthermore, the flows in October…
Foreign investors made a big return to the Indian equities markets last week, contributing close to Rs 8,500 crore, following a period of prolonged withdrawals earlier this month. Because of India’s robust internal economy and relative protection from interruptions in international commerce, investor mood has strengthened, as evidenced by the inflows. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs)…
Strong inflows of foreign funds helped the rupee rise 33 paise to 85.4625 vs. the US dollar on Friday, its highest level in three months. In addition, the domestic currency saw its largest monthly increase in more than six years in March, rising 2.17%, the most since November 2018. During the week, foreign portfolio investors…
The rise of global trade tensions has caused foreign investors to withdraw a little over Rs 30,000 crore from the Indian equity market in the first two weeks of the month. This followed stock withdrawals of Rs 78,027 crore in January and Rs 34,574 crore in February. Including this, data from the depositories indicated that…
Amid rising global trade tensions and weak corporate performance, foreign investors withdrew funds from the Indian equity market, taking out Rs 24,753 crore (about USD 2.8 billion) in the first week of March. This occurred after equities saw withdrawals of Rs 78,027 crore in January and Rs 34,574 crore in February. Data from the depositories…
According to statistics reported by the National Securities Depository Limited, in the first two months of 2025, foreign portfolio investors took out more than Rs 1 lakh crore worth of stocks from Indian markets. The Rs 1,01,737 crore in total FPI outflows so far this year indicate a substantial capital flight from the nation’s stock…
