The share of foreign portfolio investments (FPI) in domestic capital markets through participatory notes (P-notes) hit a 13-month low of Rs 69,670 crore in November-end after registering an increase in such fund infusion in the preceding month. 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 69,670 crore till November-end from Rs 76,773 crore in October-end. In September-end, the investment was at Rs 76,611 crore, while it was at Rs 79,088 crore in the end of August and Rs 81,082 crore in July-end.
Out of the total investments made till the end of November, Rs 52,749 crore was invested in the equities segment, Rs 16,238 crore in debt and Rs 683 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.
In July, 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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