The ratio rose to 0.47 on Friday from 0.21-0.23 in the week before last, according to data from Axis Securities. The reading had been low – mostly in the range of 0.12 to 0.22 – in the past five months as foreigners had been maintaining bearish futures bets at near-record levels in the period, while simultaneously pruning their shareholdings.
Why FIIs are dumping bluechips to hunt small & midcaps
Foreign institutional investors are shifting their focus from India’s top blue-chip stocks to a wider array of mid- and small-cap companies. This strategic repositioning is