Foreign investors continued their sectoral reshuffle in the second half of November, extending their selling in consumer, financial and information technology stocks, while increasing exposure to telecom, oil & gas and capital goods.
FMCG remained the biggest casualty among consumer-facing sectors. FIIs offloaded Rs 2,722 crore worth of FMCG shares in the latter half of November, following sales of more than Rs 2,040 crore in the first half. Autos also saw sustained pressure, with FIIs selling Rs 1,257 crore after trimming positions by Rs 385 crore earlier in the month.Financials registered continued outflows as well. FIIs sold Rs 1,137 crore in the second half after exiting over Rs 2,041 crore in the first half. The IT sector remained under heavy selling, with Rs 921 crore worth of outflows in the latter half following a much larger Rs 4,873 crore selloff in the first half of November.On the buying side, telecom stocks drew the strongest interest. FIIs purchased Rs 4,913 crore worth of telecom shares in the second half, adding to the hefty Rs 9,413 crore they bought in the first half. Oil & gas counters also saw robust inflows, with FIIs buying Rs 4,177 crore after investing Rs 2,992 crore earlier in the month. Capital goods saw net buying of Rs 1,707 crore, following Rs 788 crore worth of purchases in the first half.
Some sectors witnessed a sharp reversal in trend. FIIs sold Rs 1,045 crore worth of metals in the second half after being net buyers of Rs 236 crore in the first half. Conversely, consumer durables and healthcare saw renewed interest, with FIIs buying Rs 1,273 crore and Rs 743 crore respectively, flipping from significant selling of Rs 1,379 crore and Rs 2,526 crore in the first half.
source: Network 18

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