P-notes investment slips to Rs 81,913 crore at June-end

23 Jul 2019 Evaluate

After posting growth for the previous four months, the share of foreign portfolio investments (FPI) in domestic capital markets through participatory notes (P-notes) has slipped to Rs 81,913 crore at June-end. In the previous four months, cumulative investment of Rs 73,428 crore was made till the end of February, Rs 78,110 crore till March-end, Rs 81,220 crore till April-end and Rs 82,619 till May-end.

According to the latest data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the total value of P-note investments in the Indian markets - equity, debt, and derivatives - fell to Rs 81,913 crore at June-end. Of the total investments made till the end of June, Rs 56,664 crore was invested in the equities segment, Rs 24,428 crore in debt and Rs 821 crore in the derivatives market. There is a decline of 0.85% in the total value of P-notes investment from the previous month when the total investment stood at Rs 82,619 crore.

P-notes are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly after going through a due diligence process. In July 2017, SEBI had notified stricter norms stipulating a fee of $1,000 on each instrument to check any misuse for channelising black money. It had also prohibited FPIs from issuing such notes where the underlying asset is a derivative, except those that are used for hedging purposes.

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