Monday, July 18, 2022

FPIs remain in selling mode; take out Rs 7,400 cr from equities in July so far. Rupee @80/- to US Dollar

 

FPIs remain in selling mode; take out Rs 7,400 cr from equities in July so far

Foreign investors continue to be cautious about the Indian equity market and have pulled out over Rs 7,400 crore this month so far amid sustained strengthening of the dollar and increasing concerns over a recession in the US. This comes following a net withdrawal of Rs 50,203 crore from equities in June.
While foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have slowed down their pace of selling, this does not indicate a change in trend as there has not been any significant improvement in the underlying drivers, said Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director - Manager Research, Morningstar India.

There has been an exodus of foreign funds from the Indian equity market over the last nine months.
FPIs withdrew a net Rs 50,203 crore from equities in June. This was the highest net outflow since March 2020, when they had pulled out Rs 61,973 crore.
With the latest pull out, net outflow by FPIs from equities this year so far has reached around Rs 2.25 lakh crore -- a record high. Before this, they withdrew Rs 52,987 crore in the entire 2008, data showed.
Rupee has touched the psychologically key 80 per dollar mark briefly during the week, highlighting the trouble RBI faces on controlling the currency.

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