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Indian stocks record best week since February 2021 on buying in banking, return of foreign funds
•Decent buying by foreign investors after a long time has turned positive sentiments for the near term
FPIs outflow continues for eighth consecutive month; pull out nearly Rs 40,000-crore from equities in May
•According to the data, foreign investors withdrew a net amount of Rs 39,993 crore from equities in May. This massive outflow is the major factor for the weakness in the Indian market
Foreign investors withdraw Rs 6,400 cr from Indian equity markets in May so far, according to data
Prakritijash •Apart from India, other emerging markets, including Taiwan, South Korea and the Philippines witnessed outflows in the month of April to date
Anti-government protesters block bridges, roads in Serbia against new laws 'favouring foreign investors'
•Skirmishes erupted in Serbia between police and anti-government demonstrators who were protesting against new laws they say favor interests of foreign investors devastating the environment
Nirmala Sitharaman's COVID-19 package invites social criticism, but she may have more cards up her sleeves
Narayanan Madhavan •Nirmala Sitharaman's advisers have been speaking of why fiscal prudence is important to avoid India being downgraded from investment grade by global credit rating agencies
COVID-19 Impact: Foreign investors pull out $26 billion from Asian economies, over $16 billion from India
Fp Staff •“Foreign investors have pulled an estimated $26 billion out of developing Asian economies and more than $16 billion out of India, increasing concerns of a major economic recession in Asia,” independent Congressional Research Center said in its latest report on global economic effects of COVID-19.
Markets open flat: Sensex, Nifty subdued as economic package fails to enthuse; Rupee high in early trade
Fp Staff •Sensex dropped over 200 points in opening session on Friday tracking losses in index heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries amid weak domestic investor sentiment.
Coronavirus, impact on economic activity to continue to dictate stock market trends this week: Analysts
•The financial blow of the spread of coronavirus pandemic has made investors jittery world over.
DPIIT notifies 100% FDI in insurance intermediaries under automatic approval route
•The FDI policy earlier allowed 49 percent foreign investment in the insurance sector, which includes insurance intermediaries
Foreign investors from Mauritius to continue being eligible for FPI registration with increased monitoring: SEBI
•The SEBIannouncement comes after the tax haven was put on the ‘grey list' of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—an inter-governmental policy-making body that sets anti-money laundering standards