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Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Foreign investors are selling Chile’s local government debt, pushing their holdings to the lowest in seven years amid poor liquidity and low interest rates. Non-resident holdings of bonds issued in the local market fell to $6.6 billion at the end of 2024, from about $10 billion three years earlier, reaching…
Source: Live Mint Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have withdrawn ₹64,156 crore from the Indian equities market so far in January 2025, in an unabated exodus amid Rupee depreciation, rise in United States bond yields and expectations of an overall tepid earnings season, according to a PTI report. The selling shows a reversal in investor sentiments…
Source: Live Mint MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee will likely inch up at the open on Wednesday, tracking an uptick in most of its Asian peers, following which it is expected to have to contend with demand for the U.S. dollar from importers and speculators. The 1-month non-deliverable forward indicated that the rupee will…
Source: Live Mint Mumbai: Donald Trump’s sabre-rattling before and after his swearing-in sent the Indian markets scurrying for cover on Tuesday, with benchmarks Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex tumbling to their respective seven-month lows. Investors were already in a sombre mood, thanks to sluggish corporate earnings, foreign investor sell-offs, and pre-budget jitters. The uncertainty…
Source: Live Mint New Delhi, Dec 25 (PTI) After a robust 2023, foreign investors significantly scaled back their investments in Indian equities in 2024, with net inflows amounting to over ₹5,000 crore, as elevated domestic valuations, coupled with geopolitical uncertainties prompted investors to adopt a more cautious stance. Looking ahead to 2025, FPI flows into…
Source: Live Mint TOKYO, – Japan’s Nikkei share average inched down on Wednesday as investors avoided active bets with Wall Street closed for the Christmas holiday. The Nikkei was down 0.12% at 38,990.56 by the midday break, after rising as much as 0.37% after the open. “The market struggled to find direction with foreign investors…
Source: Live Mint Despite weaker-than-expected Q2 earnings and disappointing GDP data, Indian equity markets are on a bull run. Over the past five trading sessions, the Sensex has surged nearly 3,000 points, crossing the 82,000 mark, while the Nifty breached the 24,800 level. The rally, which began around the time of the Maharashtra assembly election…
Source: Live Mint Markets have recouped some of these losses in the recent trading sessions. So should investors stay put, increase their equity exposure, or cut their positions? At the Mint Money Festival 2024, held on 22 November in Mumbai, market veterans shared their outlook and addressed several questions from investors. Here are some key…
Source: Live Mint 2024 has been a landmark year for the Indian initial public offer (IPO) market, with an unprecedented surge in fundraising and retail participation. The allure of quick wins has led to massive oversubscriptions, especially in the small and medium enterprises (SME) segment. Strong listing gains have further fuelled this frenzy. While foreign…
Source: Live Mint The Indian market offers diverse avenues for portfolio diversification, including alternative investments such as portfolio management services (PMS) and alternate investment funds (AIFs). Equity investments, for instance, have delivered an impressive average annual return of 15% over the past five years, outperforming most major economies. Mutual funds also remain a popular choice,…
