FPI Buying: Foreign investors put on top gear...

At the moment, foreign portfolio investors' (FPIs') purchases of indian stock are accelerating. This month, foreign investors have bought a significant amount of indian shares. They were back in the market approximately 1.5 months ago. Thus far in July, they have purchased shares in the indian market valued at almost Rs 34 thousand crores.

The total exceeds 49 thousand crores.

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) data shows that foreign portfolio investors have purchased indian shares valued at over Rs 33 thousand crores thus far in July. Their purchases have totaled approximately Rs 33,688 crore. In addition to equities, if we include debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, etc., this month's FPI investment in the indian market came to a total of Rs 49,204 crore. This FPI investment amount is valid through July 27.

This year, so much investment has been made thus far.

Based solely on data for the month of July, it can be inferred that foreign portfolio investors have contributed a total of Rs 19,223 crore to the debt segment thus far. Over the course of the year, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the indian equities market has amounted to Rs 36,888 crore, while the total amount invested in debt has reached Rs 87,846 crore.

Buying resumed last month: According to NSDL data, FPIs in the indian market have resumed their buying after a protracted sell-off. FPIs purchased indian shares for a total of Rs 25,565 crore in June. In the final two weeks of last month, they bought a property. They had been sellers throughout the first two weeks of June prior to that. They started purchasing indian shares again after the third week, when their attitude changed.

They started selling at the start of the fiscal year.

From the start of the current fiscal year, FPIs have been sellers. FPIs sold shares worth Rs 8,671 crore in April, the first month of the fiscal year. Following that, foreign portfolio investors sold indian equities valued at Rs 25,586 crore in May. They sold indian shares for Rs 25,744 crore in january 2024, the first month of the year. After that, though, shares were bought in february 2024 for Rs 1,539 crore and in march for Rs 35,098 crore over the course of two months.