The peak weight of the financial stocks in the FPIs portfolio was around 38% in the pre-Covid period. In 2023, FPIs deployed only 16.4% of the total inflow of $21 billion to the financial sector. Mirroring the trend of FPIs, local mutual funds too are paring their exposure to private banks with the sector weight in their AUM dropping to 17.1% in January 2024 from a high of 20.5% in June 2023.
Private sector banks set to generate Alpha in 2025: Radhika Gupta
Radhika Gupta of Edelweiss MF highlights the re-rating of India’s stock market, particularly noting the potential in consumption stocks despite their higher PE multiples. She