BL Research Bureau
Backed by steady foreign inflows, the rupee has been gradually appreciating since the beginning of the current calendar year; the year-to-date (YTD) gain versus the dollar stands at 0.7 per cent and had the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) not diverted the incoming dollars into foreign reserves by buying those dollars and selling rupee, the gain could have been much higher.
The National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) data shows that the net investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) for the year now stands at ₹34,295 crore. But noticeably, March has seen a net outflow so far, which calls for caution. Equities has remained the favourites for the FPIs as the net inflow now stands at ₹47,659 crore whereas debt segment has seen a net outflow of ₹18,678 crore. Inflows through voluntary retirement route and hybrid category stands at ₹5,210 crore and ₹106 crore, respectively.