MFs buy shares worth Rs 52,000 crore in Apr-Oct
Mutual Fund managers remained bullish on equity markets and purchased shares worth a staggering Rs 52,000 crore in the first seven months of the ongoing financial year.
Nov 18, 2015, 15:37 PM IST
Equity investors poorer by Rs 3 lakh crore so far this year
Stock market investors have become poorer by nearly Rs 3 lakh crore so far this year as the recent selling in equities pulled down the valuation of all listed firms on BSE to Rs 95.40 lakh crore.
Sep 25, 2015, 15:31 PM IST
Housing lender Indiabulls plans up to $600 mn share offering-terms
The deal has a base size of $500 million, with an option to grow by $100 million to meet additional investors` demand.
Sep 09, 2015, 08:29 AM IST
MF mangers' buys shares worth Rs 9,500-cr in August
This was higher than Rs 5,442 crore pumped into the equity markets last month.
Aug 30, 2015, 15:16 PM IST
MF inflow in equity mkts drop by 58% to Rs 4,300 cr in July
In comparison, mutual fund reported a net inflow of nearly Rs 31,000 crore in the debt markets last month.
Aug 03, 2015, 15:13 PM IST
Foreign inflows add up, touch $1-bn mark in July
This follows a massive outflow of foreign investors' funds in the previous two months from Indian equity and debt markets.
Jul 19, 2015, 10:33 AM IST
EPFO to start investing in stock markets from next month
Retirement fund body EPFO will start investing in stock markets from next month as part of its plan to put in as much as Rs 5,000 crore in exchange traded funds (ETFs) by the end of this fiscal.
Jun 25, 2015, 16:43 PM IST
State-run pension fund to start buying shares as Modi pushes reform
India`s state social security fund, undeterred by resistance from trade unions, will start investing in equity markets next month, the labour minister said, as part of a reform drive aimed at boosting the economy.
Jun 25, 2015, 12:38 PM IST
MFs to have 10-cr investor a/c, Rs 20-trillion asset base by 2018
Mutual fund industry is set to achieve an investor base of 10 crore accounts in the next five years, while their asset base can touch Rs 20 crore in just about three years, helped by positive market sentiments and growing interest among retail investors.
May 10, 2015, 12:26 PM IST
Labour Min to notify pattern of EPFO investment in equity soon
To facilitate flow of EPFO funds into equity markets, Labour Ministry is proposing to start with investment of 1 percent of its corpus into equity and related schemes and take it gradually to 5 percent.
Mar 31, 2015, 20:41 PM IST
MF equity folio count up by 20 lakh during Apr-Feb
Equity mutual funds witnessed an addition of 20 lakh investor accounts or folios during the April-February period of the current fiscal (2014-15) on account of a sharp rally in stock markets.
Mar 16, 2015, 14:56 PM IST
State banks may eye markets for cash if growth picks up
India`s state-owned lenders may turn to equity markets and other alternative sources of capital in order to compensate for a smaller cash injection from the government this year, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Mar 11, 2015, 18:04 PM IST
Rupee bounces back by 11 paise vs dollar, ends at 62.20
The rupee recouped by 11 paise to close at 62.20 against the US currency on fresh selling of the dollar by banks and exporters on hopes of more foreign capital inflows into equity market.
Feb 24, 2015, 18:41 PM IST
MFs invest Rs 6 trillion in debt markets in 2014
Mutual funds pumped in more than Rs 6 trillion in the debt markets in 2014, an increase of 28 percent from the preceding year, primarily on account of improved sentiment.
Jan 09, 2015, 17:26 PM IST
Indian equity market to remain buoyant in 2015: Assocham
Indian equities are likely to continue its bullish run this year on the back of improved corporate earnings and RBI's action on interest rates coupled with positive global trends, says an Assocham study.
Jan 02, 2015, 20:51 PM IST
LIC says ready to buy shares in govt divestment programme
State-run insurance behemoth LIC has invested Rs 45,000 crore in equity markets so far this fiscal and is ready to purchase more shares when government undertakes its divestment programme, Chairman S K Roy said Monday.
Nov 24, 2014, 22:39 PM IST
FMs thoughts, actions to augur well for economy, equities: Citi
Government's reform measures on GST, labour and land acquisition laws should augur well for the economy and equity markets, global brokerage firm Citigroup said on Tuesday.
Nov 18, 2014, 20:56 PM IST
Mutual fund asset base at record high of Rs 11 lakh cr in Oct
The mutual fund industry's assets under management (AUM) climbed to record high of nearly Rs 11 lakh crore in October on the back of strong capital inflows and surge in equity markets.
Nov 10, 2014, 18:10 PM IST
Indian equity markets have material upside in next 3 years: BlackRock
With earnings momentum set to take off and domestic investors buying, the equity markets have "material upside" in the next three years, the US brokerage firm BlackRock said.
Sep 25, 2014, 22:15 PM IST
FIIs buy Rs 1,183.12 crore in local equity markets
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have become net-buyers in the Indian equities market which touched a record high Tuesday.
Aug 19, 2014, 21:27 PM IST
