{
  "id": 2720885,
  "title": "Foreign Investors Keep Buying Indian Equities, Strong GDP Outlook And Earnings Revival Support FPI Inflows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/foreign-investors-keep-buying-indian-equities-strong-gdp-outlook-and",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T04:29:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/foreign-investors-keep-buying-indian-equities-strong-gdp-outlook-and-earnings-revival-support-fpi-inflows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) kept purchasing Indian equities throughout August, bolstered by forecasts of enhanced economic growth, improving company profits, and currency stability. Through August 22, FPI investments totaled Rs 23,543 crore, with Rs 14,117 crore flowing through stock exchanges and Rs 9,426 crore coming from the primary market and other sources. Market professionals cited multiple reasons for FPIs returning to Indian equities, such as indications of earnings recovery in early-quarter results, a stable rupee, and improved growth outlooks for firms in the broader market. A diversion of foreign investors from the global \"chip trade\" is also aiding inflows into India.\n\nDr VK Vijayakumar, Geojit Investments Ltd's Chief Investment Strategist, noted that FPIs are not targeting attractively priced large banking and IT stocks. Instead, they are selectively investing in mid-cap stocks despite relatively high valuations. However, high US bond yields pose a significant hurdle, as elevated yields can diminish the appeal of equities. Indian equity markets faced cautious sentiment this week due to high crude oil prices, escalating global bond yields, and geopolitical uncertainty. Benchmark indices experienced volatility, recovering from losses before concluding Friday at a largely unchanged level. Ajit Mishra, SVP, Research at Religare Broking Ltd, emphasized that investors are closely monitoring the US Federal Reserve's policy outlook, with signals from the Jackson Hole symposium expected to impact global markets.\n\nSectoral performance was uneven, with real estate, metals, and banking stocks showing moderate gains due to selective buying. IT stocks, however, experienced a 2.6% decline during the week, driven by apprehensions about US inflation, soaring bond yields, and the global technology spending outlook. Similarly, FMCG and energy stocks remained subdued. Moving forward, investors are anticipated to closely monitor crude oil prices, currency fluctuations, foreign fund inflows, and domestic liquidity conditions.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continued to buy Indian equities in August, supported by expectations of stronger economic growth, improving corporate earnings and stability in the rupee. FPI buying stood at Rs 23,543 crore so far this month till August 22. Of this, Rs 14,117 crore came through stock exchanges, while Rs 9,426 crore was invested through the primary market and other…",
  "key_points": [
    "Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) purchased Indian equities in August",
    "FPI investments totaled Rs 23,543 crore by August 22",
    "High US bond yields hinder equity appeal for FPIs"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Top News",
        "title": "FPIs invest Rs 23,544 crore in Indian equities in Aug on earnings revival, rupee stability",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/fpis-invest-rs-23-544-crore-in-indian-equities-in-aug-on-earnings",
        "published": "2026-08-23T06:59:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "FPIs invest ₹23,544 crore in Indian equities in Aug on earnings revival, rupee stability",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/fpis-invest-23-544-crore-in-indian-equities-in-aug-on-earnings",
        "published": "2026-08-23T07:32:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}