Mumbai: Domestic institutional inflows into equities slowed in February to the lowest level since April 2025, as lackluster returns over the past 18 months and a shift in investor appetite towards better-performing precious metals reduced inflows into common equity products. According to provisional data, these investors, which include mutual funds, insurers, pension funds and government […]
Domestic institutional investors increasingly have the upper hand in India’s benchmark index, with their holdings in the Nifty-50 rising to a record 24.8% in December 2025, a historic shift that puts local money ahead of foreign investors. This milestone comes amid relentless FII sales of over Rs 1.6 lakh crore by 2025, highlighting a steady […]
Market veteran Gurmeet Chadha has come out strongly in support of retail investors and Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs), without whom Nifty would have fallen to 20,000. He advocated rewarding them for their patient long-term capital.The statement was made in the wake of the December mutual fund data released today, which stated that systematic investment plan […]
India’s heartbeat index, the BSE Sensex, is poised to reach a target of 93,918 by December 2026, translating into 10% year-on-year growth, according to estimates from multi-family office Client Associates (CA). The measured target reflects higher valuations and a moderation in near-term earnings growth, which justifies calibrated equity exposure, the report said.Client Associates said gold […]
Foreign investors have been selling Indian equities at a pace never seen before in Indian markets. So far, financial institutions have dumped shares at a rate of nearly Rs 152 crore every trading hour in 2025. Yet, this entire shock was absorbed by domestic institutional investors, armed with continued SIP flows.FIIs have sold over Rs […]
Indian stock markets ended the week on a steady note without any major bad news, with the BSE 500 index gaining 1.3%. Nearly 53% (263) stocks closed in the green, while 226 stocks fell weekly. Markets largely maintained their positive momentum, supported by gains in IT stocks, steady buying from domestic institutional investors and continued […]
Foreign investors can withdraw from Indian shares, but Kotak Mahindra AMC’s Nilesh Shah says that the priority for India Inc. Growth and administration must remain. In a message about microblog site X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, Shah asked a series of rhetorical questions about the shifting dynamics of the market. “Since FPIs are underweight, they […]