Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended Thursday’s trading session on higher note, as traders got encouragement after Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based headline retail inflation in India eased to a 12-month low of 4.75 per cent in May on the back of a softening core and fuel inflation. Index made a gap-up opening, as sentiments were positive with ICRA Executive Vice President and Chief Ratings Officer K Ravichandran’ statement that the PLI scheme is expected to attract investments of Rs 3-4 trillion in the next four years and generate 200,000 jobs as large projects in sectors, including semiconductor, solar module and pharmaceutical intermediaries, are expected to take off. He said that going ahead private sector capex is expected to pick up in oil and gas, metals and mining, hospitals, healthcare and cement sectors.
Index continued to trade higher till the end of the trading session, as sentiments were optimistic after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest data report on ‘Overseas Direct Investment’ showed that the country's outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) commitments increased 1.04% at $2009.51 million in May 2024 as compared to $1988.8 million in May 2023. These OFDI commitments were $2782.61 million in the month of April 2024. According to the report, the equity commitments rose 6.51% to $1028.76 million in May 2024 from $965.86 million a year ago.
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