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HDFC AMC CEO Predicts FPI Return to Indian Equities
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News18•16-10-2026, 21:15
HDFC AMC CEO Predicts FPI Return to Indian Equities
- •Foreign portfolio investors are expected to return as net buyers of Indian equities due to strong long-term economic fundamentals.
- •Recent sustained selling by foreign investors has been driven by elevated global interest rates, high crude oil prices, and emerging market concerns.
- •Despite overall negative flows, foreign investors continue to show interest in select opportunities such as initial public offerings.
- •Domestic institutional investors have remained a crucial source of support for Indian equities amid heavy foreign outflows.
- •HDFC Mutual Fund recently listed its FTSE India Equity ETF on the NSE to offer diversified exposure to large- and mid-cap Indian stocks.
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Navneet Munot noted that foreign portfolio investor withdrawals have been driven by elevated global interest rates, high crude oil prices, and concerns over emerging market investments.
Foreign investors withdrew Rs 44,166 crore from Indian equities in October up to October 11, bringing their total 2026 outflows to more than Rs 3 lakh crore according to NSDL data.
The exchange-traded fund tracks the FTSE India Equity Index to provide investors with diversified exposure to a broad segment of large- and mid-cap Indian stocks through a single product.
