Share market updates and Analysis for tomorrow: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will kick off the earnings season on Thursday by announcing its financial numbers for June quarter

The stock market, it seems, is heading towards the much-needed stability by reducing its dependence on foreign money

During the first five trading sessions of June, overseas investors put in a net sum of Rs 20,814 crore in equities but pulled out a net Rs 2,225 crore from the debt segment

The value of P-note investments in Indian markets -- equity, debt, hybrid securities and derivatives -- stood at Rs 57,100 crore until April after falling to over 15-year low of Rs 48,006 crore at the end of March

The inflow comes following a net withdrawal of Rs 6,883 crore in April and Rs 61,973 crore in March on fears of a coronavirus-induced global recession

Foreign portfolio investors are among the biggest drivers of Indian financial markets. Data from the National Securities Depository showed net FPI inflows in 2019 stood at $18 billion

FPIs made a strong comeback in May and turned into net buyers as they pumped in net assets worth USD 2.8 billion (till May 12) in the Indian equity markets

Experts believe foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) will keep a close watch on coronavirus pandemic, its spread and likely impact on the economy while making decisions about investment into India

As India tightens FDI norms, Chinese firms and investments may face regulatory and consumer backlash. The friction between Asian giants could be the beginning of an adversarial chapter in trade

Equity investments fell 29.8 per cent, compared to a fall of 2.2 per cent in the previous month, while debt investments slipped around 33 per cent against 27.9 per cent jump in February, on a month-on-month basis

In order to contain the spread of coronavirus, lockdowns have become a norm world over and have led the FPIs to adopt a cautious stance

Among equities, one can adopt a barbell strategy, i.e., own a mix of high-quality growth stocks at the one end and buy beaten down 'relative value' or 'mean reversion' plays such as Corporate Banks, PSU companies, Pharma and Utilities at the other end

FPIs invested a net sum of Rs 10,750 crore into equities and Rs 12,352 crore into the debt segment, taking the total net investment to Rs 23,102 crore between February 3-20

Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) put in Rs 6,350 crore in the debt segment between February 3-7

A dozen experts interpret Budget 2020 and its impact

According to depositories data, a net sum of Rs 12,122 crore was pumped into equities last month by foreign portfolio investors

Budget 2020: In today's speech, the FM broke her own record and delivered the longest Union Budget speech, which was 159 minutes long

Stock Market Updates on Budget day: In terms of sector, except IT, all the other indices were declining on a continous basis. While realty index declined over 7.5%, media shares fell over 4.4%.

In the last year, the government has taken steps like 'housing for all' by 2022, tax sops, a sharp cut in GST rates for under-construction flats and a Rs 25,000 crore fund to salvage stalled residential projects.

Economic Survey 2020: According to the survey, uncertainties, although declining, are still elevated due to protectionist tendencies of China and USA and rising USA-Iran geo-political tensions