Capital market witnesses Rs 14,638 crore FPIs inflow before month-end

Around Rs 14,638 crore has been pumped in the Indian equity markets in February 2017, through foreign portfolio investment (FPI) so far. According to depository data, FPIs infused Rs 9,359 crore in equities during February 1 to 23 and another Rs 5,279 crore in the debt segment, making it to a total inflow of Rs 14,638 crore.

Combining the inflow from equity and debt put together, in the past four months, i.e from October to January,2017, the net pullout amounts to Rs 80,310 crore. Prior to this, FPIs had also invested over Rs 20,000 crore in the capital market in September last year.