FY21: A bumper fiscal for the bourses
The Covid-19 pandemic failed to affect the bulls’ spirits, as benchmark indices saw absolute annual gains between 75.2% and 117.2% while FPIs pumped in a record ₹2.74 lakh crore into equities.
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December 2020
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Under pressure, MFs look for change in new year
While the mutual fund industry assets under management crossed ₹31 lakh crore, MFs continued to reel under record–high redemption pressure in December. What would the new year bring?
Markets 2020: A volatile year of lows and highs
While the year was marred by the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and negative GDP, the equity benchmark indices, however, saw record highs. Will the trend continue in 2021 too?
Why are MF managers going against the grain?
Although bourses are roaring, SEBI data shows mutual fund managers have been playing smart by continuing to be net sellers of equities, even in the month of November.
November records highest FPI inflows
Foreign portfolio investors have seen ₹60,358 crore net inflows in equity, helping reverse March’s record equity outflow of ₹61,973 crore.
Covid-19 shadow on FPI flows
In the five years since 2016, FPIs recorded their second worst performance on total flows in the nine months ended September 2020, with debt flows recording their worst show of five years.
Will Mauritius regain the tag of India’s top investor?
Mauritius last week got the ‘eligible country’ status from India. Investment entities from the island country can register with SEBI as category–1 FPIs with less stringent KYC requirements.
MFs invested ₹91,678 crore in equities in FY20
Net equity inflows of mutual funds were 14.9 times higher than foreign portfolio investors’ ₹6,152 crore at end of the fiscal year ending March.
FPIs record their worst March in 19 years
Foreign portfolio investors pull out ₹1.18 lakh crore this March, the highest outflow since 2002.
