

West Asia conflict puts FIIs in reverse in India; Nifty will test 24,300 support level next, say experts
₹3,296 crore. Tuesday was a market holiday.On Wednesday, provisional BSE data showed that FIIs were net sellers of Indian equities worth Rs8,753 crore, while DIIs stepped in as net buyers, purchasing shares worth Rs12,068 crore.
The two-day rout has erased a staggering Rs1,653,707 crore in investor wealth.“We believe that FPI positioning continues to be light (~3% underweight across global, Asia ex-Japan, emerging markets, and global ex-US funds), which was mainly driven by them using India as a funding market to invest in the likes of Korea, Taiwan, and China,” said Jay Kothari, head of international business, DSP Mutual Fund.While India could be viewed as an AI hedge–with diversified sectoral opportunities and marked underperformance in comparison to developed and emegering markets over the past 12 to 24 months–the recent developments make FPIs approach any market with a bit of caution if the war escalates, he explained.On the other hand, if the conflict ends sooner, Kothari expects flows to come back to India, driven by an earnings pickup, reasonable valuations, domestic consumption focus, and continued investment from domestic investors.On Wednesday, the Nifty 50 tumbled 1.55% to close at a seven-month low of 24,480.50, while the S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1.4% to finish at 79,116.19, again a seven-month low.With this close, Nifty 50 has breached the critical 24,570-24,600 support band on the daily chart, a zone that had previously attracted strong buying interest on two separate occasions, said Sudeep Shah, head - technical and derivatives research at SBI Securities. Mint reported Tuesday on this critical support level of the index.“Going forward, immediate support for Nifty is seen in the 24,300–24,350 zone, which had
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