FPIs turn cautious, pull out Rs 13,000 cr from Indian stocks in Jan: Data

Foreign investors have adopted a cautious approach this month, offloading domestic equities worth Rs 13,000 crore in the first three weeks owing to high valuations of Indian stocks and surging US bond yields. In contrast, foreign investors are bullish on the debt market and injected Rs 15,647 crore in the debt market during the period under review, data with the depositories showed. According to the data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) made a net investment of Rs 13,047 crore in Indian equities this month (till January 19). They pulled out over Rs 24,000 crore from equities during January 17-19. Before this, FPIs made a net investment of Rs 66,134 crore in December and Rs 9,000 crore in November. "There are two main reasons why FPIs turned sellers. One, the US bond yield started rising with the 10-year yield rising from the recent level of 3.9 per cent to 4.15 per cent triggering capital outflows from emerging markets," V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit ...

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Quarterly earnings, global trends to guide mkts in holiday-shortened week

Quarterly earnings, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors will drive stock markets in this holiday-shortened week, analysts said. It will be a trading holiday on January 22, with the Maharashtra government announcing a holiday in connection with the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Equity markets would also remain closed on Friday for Republic Day. "The interest rate decisions of the BoJ (Bank of Japan) and ECB (European Central Bank), along with the US GDP data, are anticipated to drive the market dynamics," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services. From the Q3 results front, Axis Bank, JSW Energy, Bajaj Auto, DLF, ACC and JSW Steel would announce their earnings this week. "This is a truncated trading week following a holiday on Monday and on Friday. Traders should stay light as earnings season would get in full swing leading to stock-specific actions largely. Moreover, interest rate decisions of the BoJ and the ECB is due this week

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Mcap of top 5 valued firms erode by Rs 1.67 trn, HDFC Bank biggest laggard

The combined market valuation of five of the top 10 valued firms eroded by Rs 1,67,936.21 crore last week, with HDFC Bank emerging as the biggest laggard. Last week, the 30-share BSE benchmark fell by 1,144.8 points 1.57 per cent. The NSE and BSE conducted normal trading sessions on January 20. While Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever and State Bank of India faced erosion in their valuation, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and ITC were the gainers in the top-10 pack. The market valuation of HDFC Bank eroded by Rs 1,22,163.07 crore to Rs 11,22,662.76 crore. Shares of HDFC Bank fell for the third day in a row on Friday, tumbling over 12 per cent, as investors deserted the counter after the company's December quarter earnings failed to impress the market. HDFC Bank shares bounced back on Saturday, climbing 0.54 per cent. Reliance Industries valuation fell by Rs 18,199.35 crore to Rs ...

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Hedge funds bring in record profits betting on 'catastrophe' bonds

Behind those record returns were bold bets on catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities

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Ram Temple consecration: Stock, money markets to be shut on Monday

In a circular, the NSE said the currency derivative segment would remain closed on January 22

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Tougher EU money laundering rules target crypto, luxury vehicle dealers

"It is a good day for EU citizens and businesses, but bad day for oligarchs and terrorists," said Eero Heinaluoma, one of lawmakers who took part

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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF first to cross $1 billion threshold in inflows

Investors deposited $371 million in the fund on Wednesday, pushing IBIT past the milestone, data compiled by Bloomberg show

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NHPC OFS booked 2.3x, institutional buyers bid for 802 million shares

Through the OFS, the government was looking to divest nearly 3.5 per cent stake in the hydropower firm

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Nifty Pharma, Nifty Energy eyeing correction on charts: Check key levels

Technical indicators for Nifty Pharma are aligning with the bearish sentiment as the RSI has declined to 59, signaling a potential downtrend, as per Ravi Nathani

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Stock Market LIVE: Hong Kong, China stocks extend fall in mixed Asia trade

Stock market live updates on January 18, 2024: At 7:15 am, the Gift Nifty futures were trading 150 points lower at 21,415 levels

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HDFC Bank slide triggers worst day for market in last 18 months

The latest decline in the markets wiped Rs 4.59 trillion off investors' wealth. The India VIX -- gauge of volatility -- rose to its highest since March 2023, ending at 15.08

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Stock market LIVE: Asia stocks dip; China Q4 GDP slightly below est at 5.2%

Stock market LIVE updates on January 17, 2024: Gift Nifty futures were down 150 pts at 21,860; China Q4 GDP grew 5.2 per cent YoY, slightly missing estimates. Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 2.7 per cent

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Angel One shares tank after weak Q3; Jio Financial down nearly 7%

Shares of Jio Financial Services Ltd On the NSE, declined 6.48 % to Rs 249.45 per share.The company's market valuation eroded by Rs 11,372.38 crore to Rs 1,58,133.24 crore.In volume terms

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How India's stock and bond markets are turning into an inexorable force

Overseas investors will still have to contend with government policies that benefit from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, especially the purchase of Russian oil at discounted prices

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New milestone: Sensex, Nifty hit record highs as IT stocks extend gains

The Sensex crossed the 73,000 mark for the first time, the Nifty 50 index finished at 22,097

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Stock Market LIVE: Gift Nifty up 100 pts, signals gap-up open above 22,000

Stock Market live updates on January 15, 2024: Gift Nifty futures were up 90 points at 22,000 levels as of 7:15 am

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Nifty50, Bank Nifty: Sell on rise trading strategy ideal; check key levels

It's imperative to acknowledge the negative divergence indicated by the RSI, suggesting a cautious stance on Nifty50, says Ravi Nathani

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Consider regulatory sandbox approach to deal with crypto issues: GTRI

India should consider a regulatory sandbox approach to deal with issues related to crypto products and services, economic think tank GTRI said in its report on Sunday. Regulatory sandbox usually refers to live testing of new products or services in a controlled/test regulatory environment for which regulators may (or may not) permit certain relaxations for the limited purpose of the testing. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that in the light of crypto's acceptance in the regular financial system in the US, it remains to be seen how India's crypto policy evolves in coming months. With the new US action, with ramifications on global capital flows, price of gold, foreign trade, it may not be possible to live with no regulation, it said. "India may consider adopting regulatory sandbox approaches, allowing for controlled testing of innovative crypto-related products and services. It may need to balance innovation with risk management and adapt advancements in blockchain

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