FIIs fear short-term capital gains would give rise to tax uncertainty and make their operations difficult, reports Pavan Burugula from Mumbai.
In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.
The promoter-brothers, distant cousins to IndiGo's Rahul Bhatia, are eyeing Air India's ground handling subsidiary to augment their aviation services business even as they make a big play in EVs.
Domestic investors have managed very well to minimise the impact caused by relentless selling by foreign portfolio investors.
Dhawal Dalal, executive vice-president & head, fixed income, DSP BlackRock Investment Managers, expects the central bank to hold rates for the rest of calendar year 2016.
While the UN report said that FDI inflows rose 6 per cent in 2018 to $ 42 billion, the government's own data for the entire FY19 period has shown that inbound equity investments declined for the first time in six years in FY19.
Dalal Street is bullish on invest
The majority in the markets believe that a September lift-off is likely.
For stressed loans, the need is to prevent disruption in cash flows from a systemic perspective, conserving employment and assets in untainted enterprises with the potential for recovery, says Shyam Ponappa.
'When there is unlocking, there is demand revival.' 'This is going to be the main growth engine in this kind of an economic scenario.'
The credibility of India in the eyes of foreign investors has also relatively gone up, with China's blunders in this crisis.
New listing on the BSE will create more jobs, say experts.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
Two organisations tracking tax violations and money laundering worldwide identify totally different sets of countries for lack of financial transparency.
Investors not stop their SIPs or STPs due to election-related uncertainty.
The new Insurance Bill will boost investment in the sector
There is a lot of optimism across all markets and a large part of it is justified, says Samir Arora of Helios Capital Management.
Thus far in 2017-18, FIIs and MFs have invested Rs 198.91 billion and Rs 1,119.49 billion in the Indian equity markets. Of this, around Rs 152.46 billion has come in January alone.
If any foreign account holder violates Indian laws, tax authorities can enforce repatriation of funds.
This was the fifth consecutive quarter when the Indian markets have seen positive flows from FIIs.
It came down from $1.94 billion in 2009-10 to $1.17 billion the next year and to $1.11 billion in 2011-12.
The government has hiked foreign investment caps.
One reason Japan is betting highly on Indian pharma is that these companies have strong cash flows, low leverage and high debt capacity for medium to large sized acquisitions.
'Investors are now getting clarity on policies.'
A strengthening dollar, rising interest rates, tightening liquidity and a surge in oil prices - all are combining to create a toxic atmosphere for EM assets, says Akash Prakash.
To send a notice under money laundering law.
However, volatility is likely to be on the rise, said Benjamin Yeo, MD & CIO (Asia & Middle-East) for Wealth & Investment Management, Barclays.
India has made 7,000 reforms for attracting foreign direct investment in various sectors including real estate and defence: Modi.
Dollar flows in domestic markets are expected to continue but state-run banks are seen mopping the flows to boost RBI's foreign exchange kitty.
A rebounding and steady market is a good time to weed sectors and funds that tend to drag the portfolio.
India was less directly affected by the Chinese stock market rout and yuan devaluation that battered currencies and markets in the region.
Manish Sabharwal tackles 5 criticisms of demonetisation.
If Chinese growth starts falling, sharply or otherwise, the risk on trade might reverse.
Diplomatic and Congressional sources tell Rediff.com that for all intents and purposes, the F-16 sale is dead.
'We tightened our risk frameworks once the Covid crisis started.' 'We are slowly lightening this as we see economic activity pick up, salaries getting restored, and people getting back into jobs.'
Overall, cumulative direct investment from China stood at just $2.05 billion till June 2018, according to consolidated DIPP figures
Several brokerage houses have given a year-end target of as high as 30,000 for the BSE bourse's benchmark Sensex, with fund managers telling investors not to redeem though the index is still only around 25,000.
'Equity investing should be for longer than a year's perspective.'
'Those who are talking of adopting the Narasimha Rao-Manmohan Singh policy must understand now that what was a reform then is no longer a reform now,' argues Sukumar Mukhopadhyay who was associated with the 1991 economic reforms.
The real benefits can be seen when prices stabilise, preferably at levels acceptable to both consumers and producers.
