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Navigating FPI outflows: Impact on India’s financial markets and currency – Opinion News

By Sandeep Parekh The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Bulletin for March 2025 noted sustained foreign portfolio investment outflows exerting considerable pressure on equity markets and aiding weakening of the rupee. Data from the National Securities Depository Limited suggests foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold equities worth Rs 1.12 lakh crore in February, and outflows continued at Rs 30,015 crore in March. The trend has persisted since last year. With the tariff wars, this situation has aggravated further. The number of registered FPIs declined for the first time in a year,...
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India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves: 11 Months of Import Cover

India's foreign exchange reserves stand at USD 658.8 billion, enough to cover 11 months of imports, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha.New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) India is the fourth largest country to hold foreign exchange reserves of USD 658.8 billion, enough to meet the country's imports for 11 months, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.Replying to supplementaries during the question hour, she assured members of their concerns on the foreign exchange reserves and the current account deficit."I want to assure you that total...