New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Finance Ministry on Friday said it has taken a series of measures to broaden and simplify foreign investment in Indian equities and government securities, to attract stable long-term foreign capital flows.Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget FY 2026-27 had announced that individual Persons Resident Outside India (PROI) will be permitted to invest in equity instruments of listed Indian companies through the Portfolio Investment…
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New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Stabilisation of the rupee and improvement in the prospects of earnings growth can bring foreign institutional investors (FIIs) back to Indian stock markets, analysts said on Sunday.The FII selling stood at Rs 30,374 crore (in May to date), taking the total FII selling in 2026, so far, to Rs 222,343 crore. This is higher than the total sell figure of Rs 166,283 crore for 2025. “The important question is: when will the FIIs turn buyers in India. It is important to under…
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Due to macro stability and recent trade deals, the earnings visibility of Indian markets improved, opening new opportunities after a phase of correction, a report said on Thursday.The report from PL Asset Management, the asset management arm of PL Capital Group, recommended a Dynamic allocation strategy with gold hedge to investors. It is a “rule‑based multi‑asset allocation framework that dynamically calibrates exposure across equities and gold based on macro signals, …
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Thursday launched an attack on the central government over the India-US trade agreement, calling it not merely a deal but a “declaration of war” against India’s farmers and labourers.In a strongly worded editorial in its mouthpiece, Saamana, the Thackeray faction said the agreement threatens the livelihood of the country’s food providers and questioned whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi is acting in India’s interest or fu…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) India appears to be in a Goldilocks phase of high growth and low inflation, a report said on Tuesday, with economists urging a shift towards a near‑neutral policy.The report from HSBC Global Investment Research said that a near‑neutral policy, combining fiscal restraint with continued monetary ease, would best support markets and the broader economy in 2026.”A combination of tight fiscal and easy monetary policy which creates a better economic balance should be posit…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian equities have a “constructive” outlook due to a recovery in private capital expenditure, a robust real estate cycle, sustained government infrastructure spending, a report said on Monday.HSBC Mutual Fund also cited rising investments in manufacturing, renewables and supply‑chain localisation that support earnings visibility and market performance through 2026.”We believe India’s growth remains quite resilient despite the global macro-economic challenges. Inter…
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Sharing his annual outlook for the new year, S Naren, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer at ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund said 2025 turned out to be a “year of hibernation” for Indian markets, even though the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals remained strong. “India maintained low fiscal and current account deficits, controlled inflation and healthy economic growth,” Naren mentioned.Despite these positives, Indian equities failed to deliver strong re…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Investments by retail investors in the primary market reached a record Rs 34,840 crore in FY26 (April–November period), up from Rs 34,336 crore in FY25 (April–March) and Rs 18,057 crore in FY24 (April–March), according to industry data.Indian markets saw strong fund‑raising in 2025, with 103 mainboard IPOs raising over Rs 1.76 lakh crore and 267 SME IPOs mobilising a record Rs 11,435 crore.Of the 108 mainboard listings, 72 opened above their issue price and 36 tra…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced a fresh set of steps to inject a large amount of money into the banking system to ease tight liquidity conditions. Through a mix of open market operations (OMOs) and a foreign exchange swap, the central bank will add nearly Rs 3 trillion to the system over the coming weeks.As part of the plan, the RBI will buy government bonds worth Rs 2 trillion through OMOs.These purchases will be done in four equal tranches of Rs 50,00…