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Investments through P-notes fall to 33-months low in November

23 Dec 2016 Evaluate

The share of foreign portfolio investments (FPI) through participatory notes (P-notes) slipped to its lowest level in nearly three years to Rs 1.79 lakh crore in end-November. According to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) data, P-Notes investments have fallen to a 33-months low, the total value of P-Notes investment in Indian markets equity, debt and derivatives has plunged to Rs 1,79,648 crore in November-end, from Rs 1,99,987 crore at the end of October. This was the lowest level since February 2014 when the cumulative value of such investments stood at Rs 1,72,738 crore.

Of the total, P-Note holdings in equities were at Rs 1.25 lakh crore in October-end and the remaining holdings were in debt and derivatives markets. The quantum of FPI investments via P-Notes decreased to 7.5 percent in November, from 7.8 percent in the preceding month. The share of P-Notes has been falling over the years as SEBI tightened disclosure norms and other related regulations. It used to be much higher at 25-40 percent in 2008, while the reading was as high as 55 percent at the peak of the stock market bull run in 2007.

In June, P-Notes investments plunged to Rs 2.10 lakh crore, which was the lowest in nearly two years, owing to a tight vigil on funds coming through the route. Though, at the end of September, August and July it was Rs 2,12,509 crore, Rs 2,16,232 crore and Rs 2,12,179 crore respectively. P-Notes are typical instruments issued by registered FPIs to overseas investors who wish to participate in Indian markets without registering themselves directly in the country to save time. But they still need to go through a proper due diligence process.


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