The currency unit opened at 73.11 per US dollar at the interbank forex market and inched 7 paise higher to 73.10 over its previous close

On Sensex , Infosys, HCL Tech, ITC, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, HUL and TCS were among the top gainers. On the other hand, Axis Bank, Maruti, ONGC, Bajaj Finance and Reliance Industries were among the laggards

The second highest amount into equities was invested by FPIs in November, when they had pumped in Rs 60,358 crore

FPIs invested a net Rs 56,643 crore into equities and Rs 3,451 crore into debt instruments between December 1-24

FPIs invested a net Rs 48,858 crore into equities and Rs 6,122 crore into debt segment between December 1 and 18. This took the total net investment to Rs 54,980 crore during the period under review

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Intraday, both indices touched all time highs today, with Sensex hitting 46,164 and Nifty touching 13,548.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) pumped in Rs 17,818 crore during first four trading sessions of December amidst better than expected economic recovery around the world

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Maruti Suzuki, Hindalco, Tata Steel and GAIL India were the top gainers on Nifty rising up to 3.62%. SBI Life Insurance, Infosys, Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank were the top losers falling up to 1.79% on Nifty

After record outlow of Rs 61,973 crore in March, FPIs have returned strongly. They bought equities worth Rs 58,694 crore until November 25, the highest monthly foreign portfolio investment received in history

India remains a preferred choice for FPIs unlike other emerging markets peers. In the past 12 months, the country saw flows of over $13 billion while all other emerging markets witnessed equity outflows

As per depositories data, FPIs invested a net Rs 6,564 crore into equities and Rs 1,817 in the debt segment, taking the total net inflow to Rs 8,381 crore during November 2-6

Besides, opening of the economy, resumption of business activities and better-than-expected quarterly results helped in keeping investor interest intact, said Himanshu Srivastava of Morningstar India

For the future of FPI investment, one can expect bouts of net inflows and outflows by FPIs in the Indian financial markets, depending on their changing opinion and global trends

Going forward, continuation of accommodative stance by global central banks may ensure flow of foreign investments into emerging markets including India

For the second time in a row, RBI maintained status quo in the face of high inflation, and left the repo rate unchanged but maintained an accommodative stance

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 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

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

Budget 2020: Scope of personal tax cut grows slim as govt stares at tax shortfall of Rs 2 lakh croreTax collections in the current fiscal may fall short of targets by as much as Rs 2 lakh crore on faltering economy, leaving  very little room for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for offering any meaningful reduction in personal income tax rates. Sources with direct knowledge of the development said income and corporate tax collections are likely to miss FY2020 targets by as...