Foreign investors moved to safe-haven dollar assets, causing the benchmark indices to drop 1.5% on Friday, their biggest weekly loss since June 2022 and their fifth straight day of decline in line with global counterparts. The NSE Nifty was down 364.20 points, or 1.52%, to 23,587.50, while the Sensex fell 1,176.46 points, or 1.49%, to…
As the major indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, saw their biggest weekly declines in two years, Dalal Street was in ruins this week. The cautious approach taken by the Federal Reserve and its softer rate-cut trajectory for 2025 exacerbated FII selling in the domestic market. The dip today caused the Sensex to drop…
Frontline indexes Nifty and Sensex plunged for the fourth straight day on December 19, losing more than three percent of their value over the week and wiping out more than Rs 10.5 lakh crore in investor capital. Whereas the Sensex plummeted 1,000 points, the Nifty 50 lost the 24,000 symbol. Interestingly, the Nifty 50 has…
After a strong advance ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy statement later today, cautious investors booked profits, causing India’s share market to drop for three consecutive days, with the Nifty down about 600 points since Monday. After a strong 6.1 percent comeback from late November lows, the NSE index has fallen 2.5 percent since…
Investor confidence in mutual fund schemes has remained strong during a period of downward-biased volatility in both the Nifty-50 and Sensex. Mutual fund schemes’ net assets under management reached a new high of Rs 68 lakh crore. Every month, however, equity inflows in November decreased by 14% to Rs 35,943.49 crore. This decline was the…
According to government statistics, foreign direct investment in India increased by 45% yearly to USD 29.79 billion from April to September of this fiscal year due to robust computer, telecom, pharmaceutical, and services inflows. From April to September of 2023–2024, FDI inflows totaled USD 20.5 billion. Compared with USD 9.52 billion in the same quarter…
In three trading days, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought stocks worth Rs 11,100 crore, marking a significant resurgence in Indian markets after weeks of relentless selling. After 38 consecutive sessions of net withdrawals from Indian markets, this is a notable turnaround. On Monday, FIIs bought stocks valued at Rs 9,947.55 crore, starting the purchasing trend….
The Nifty Smallcap 100 has risen almost 5% in the last four sessions. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) reduced their selling pressure and became marginal buyers, contributing to a strong rally in broader market indices. Up 5% in four consecutive sessions until November 27, the Nifty Smallcap 100 outperformed the headline Nifty 50, which increased 4.21…
The bulls recovered well in the week ending November 22. Indian benchmarks halted a two-week losing skid and closed the week with a gain of about 2 percent, despite ongoing FII selling and worries about new geopolitical tensions. The BSE Sensex increased 1,536.8 points, or 1.98 percent, to settle at 1,536.8 this week, while the…
According to data published on November 11 by the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI), the trade association for mutual funds, open-ended equities mutual fund inflows increased 21.69 percent month-over-month (MoM) to Rs 41,887 crore in October across the equity fund category. For the 44th consecutive month, inflows into open-ended equities funds were in…
