FII selloff hits Rs 30,000 crore since Budget but why aren't alarm bells ringing?
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While the domestic gush of liquidity has dismissed the impact of capital gains tax hike, expensive valuations and a not-so-great Q1 earnings season, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have sold Indian stocks worth at least Rs 30,000 crore since Budget. In the last 17 trading days since Budget was presented on July 23, Sensex is weaker by around 1,400 points or 1.7% as FIIs have been incessantly pressing the sell button almost every day. Is it just about the capital gains tax hike issue? No, say experts. “FIIs are concerned only about the elevated valuations in India, nothing else. The enthusiasm of retail investors and the sustained flow of money into domestic institutions are keeping the valuations elevated, particularly in the mid and smallcap segments. The demand for stocks far exceeds the supply, keeping the valuations high. This demand-supply mismatch is likely to continue for sometime,” says V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Str...