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The Indian rupee finished modestly weaker on Wednesday as companies hedged their exposure to the dollar and traders assessed a stronger outlook for the Asian currency, a day after a trade deal with the US sparked the sharpest rally in more than seven years.The rupee fell at 90.4350 per dollar, down 0.2% from the close […]
The US decision to sharply cut tariffs on Indian goods should strengthen the rupee and boost Indian stocks, strategists and fund managers say.US President Donald Trump announced he would cut his 25% tariff on Indian goods to 18% after Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil during a phone call. Trump is […]
India plans to more than double the current limits on foreign direct investment in state-owned banks. The Indian government is conducting inter-ministerial consultations to increase the limit on foreign direct investment in state-owned banks from 20 percent to 49 percent, India’s Financial Services Minister M. Nagaraju told reporters on Monday. Foreign interest in the Indian […]
As markets grapple with global uncertainty, shifting financial flows and a mixed earnings recovery, investors are closely watching the Union Budget 2026 for policy direction and growth cues.In this edition of ETMarkets Smart Talk, Rahul Singh, CIO–Equities at Tata Asset Management, shares his expectations for the upcoming budget, the outlook for valuations and foreign flows, […]
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have become aggressive sellers of Indian equities, selling shares worth Rs 33,598 crore through January 23, according to NSDL data. This is the highest monthly outflow since August 2025.This reflects a sharp deterioration in foreign sentiment towards Indian markets, amid macroeconomic headwinds and continued global uncertainty. According to VK Vijayakumar, Chief […]
The selling comes as the rupee tested a series of lows against the dollar this month, eroding returns for foreigners. Indian government bonds eligible for inclusion in global indexes are on track for record monthly outflows as a weaker rupee and signs the central bank is nearing the end of its rate-cutting cycle weigh on […]
Mumbai: Energy and telecom received the largest foreign flows in the second half of November, continuing accumulation in both sectors as seen in the first part of the month and in October. Overseas fund managers pumped ₹4,913 crore into telecom during this period, after inflows of ₹9,413 crore in the first half of the month, […]
Pankaj Chaudhary, Minister of State for Finance Shareholdings of foreign investors in five of the 12 public sector banks (PSBs), including SBI and Bank of Baroda, fell at the end of FY25, data presented by the Finance Ministry in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday showed. The ministry clarified that there is no plan to increase the […]
Amundi manages $2.67 trillion in assets. | Photo credit: PHILIPPE WOJAZER Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, expects foreign investors to return to Indian equities as the heavy selling in 2025 that saw the world’s fastest-growing major economy underperform other emerging markets begins to subside. Foreign investors have sold $16.4 billion of Indian equities so far […]
