FPIs infuse USD 2.6 billion in Indian capital markets in Nov

Foreign investors have infused USD 2.6 billion in the country's capital markets this month so far, boosted by govt’s announcement of recapitalizing PSU banks and India faring well in the World Bank's 'Ease of doing business index'.

This follows a net inflow of over Rs 19000 cr in capital markets including equity & debt, last month. Prior to that, FPIs had pulled out more than Rs 10,000 crore in Sept.

As per depository’s data, FPIs infused Rs 16,455 crore in equities during Nov 1-24, in addition, they put in Rs 754 crore in the debt market during the period under review, resulting in an inflow of Rs 17,209 crore.

The inflow can be the result of govt’s notice of recapitalizing public-sector banks, which is expected to boost up lending and propel economic growth.

In November, what triggered inflow was subsequent on news about India faring well in the World Bank's “Ease of doing business index” and a jump in core sector growth. Further, the US-based Moody's has newly upgraded India's sovereign credit rating by a notch to 'Baa2' with a stable outlook.

Overall, FPIs have invested Rs 53,800 crore in equities this year and another Rs 1.46 lakh crore in debt markets. 

Tata Commn betting big on Internet of Things, to spend USD 100 mln in 2-3 yrs

Tata Communications Ltd is set to invest about USD 100 mln in the Internet of Things (IoT), a digital space the company is betting big on in coming years. The company has already rolled out its dedicated Internet-of-Things network in 38 cities across the country, together with a platform to manage the services that supports very low power consumption, said the Sr. V.P & Head, Tata Communications, Mr. VS Shridhar.

The company will also expand its LoRa network in India by 2018, Shridhar said. LoRa network is a low power wide area network, a powerful tool for mapping smart city applications and urban planning at a low bit rate.

Tata Communications focus on the enterprise biz, mostly in the B2B domain, and will be leveraging on first-mover advantage in building high networks and synchronizing with robust platforms with global leaders, it added.

Stocks of Tata Communications Limited were up 1.22% to Rs 689.00 on closing hours on NSE on Friday.

Quarterly results to dictate market trend this week

The continuing quarterly results season, together with global markets cues and direction of foreign funds are expected to keep the tone for the key Indian equity indices through this week.

The major companies announcing their July-Sept 2017 quarterly results include, Hindustan Zinc Ltd. and Indiabulls Housing Finance will declare their financial results today, 23 October 2017.

Infosys Ltd, Asian Paints, Ambuja Cements, ICICI Prudential, HDFC Bank, Zee Entertainment Enterprises and ABB India Ltd will announce July-Sept 2017 quarterly results on Tuesday, 24 October 2017.

Kotak Mahindra Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Glaxo smithkline Pharmaceuticals, HCL Technologies, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, RBL Bank and Tata Communications will announce their results on Wednesday 25 October 2017, while Yes Bank will announce their earning result on Thursday, 26 October 2017, whereas ITC, IOC, ICICI Bank, and Maruti Suzuki India will announce July-Sep 2017 quarterly results on Friday, 27 October 2017.