Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) reduced their net bearish bets in index futures to 1.54 lakh contracts on Friday from 2.01 lakh the previous day. This resulted in foreigners’ long-to-short ratio – a measure of the number of their bullish positions versus bearish – in index futures rising from 23% at the start of the month to 31% as of November 22, according Ajit Mishra, senior vice president, Research at Religare Broking.
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