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P-note investments continue to drop; stand at Rs 76,611 crore in September-end

24 Oct 2019 Evaluate

The share of foreign portfolio investments (FPI) in domestic capital markets through participatory notes (P-notes) stood at Rs 76,611 crore in September-end, registering the fourth consecutive month-on-month decline. Investments through P-notes have been continuously declining since June. 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.

According to the latest data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the cumulative value of P-note investments in the domestic markets -- equity, debt, and derivatives -- fell to Rs 76,611 crore till September-end from Rs 79,088 crore in August-end. In July-end, the investment was at Rs 81,082 crore, while it was at Rs 81,913 crore in the end of June and Rs 82,619 crore in May-end.

Out of the total investments made till the end of September, Rs 50,676 crore was invested in the equities segment, Rs 25 crore in debt and Rs 241 crore in the derivatives market. The use of P-notes has been on a decline since 2017 and slumped to a nine-and-a-half year low of Rs 66,587 crore in October-end due to gradual measures taken by regulatory bodies to curb the usage of P-notes.  

Recently, the board of SEBI has approved a proposal to rationalise the framework for issuance of P-notes -- an instrument once very popular with foreign investors. In July 2017, markets regulator SEBI has notified stricter P-notes norms stipulating a fee of $1,000 that will be levied on each instrument to check any misuse for channelising black money.

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