7. Foreign Investments in India

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1 93 Foreign Investments in India ISMR 7. Foreign Investments in India Introduction From 1992, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been allowed to invest in all securities traded on the primary and secondary markets, including shares, debentures and warrants issued by companies which were listed or were to be listed on the Stock Exchanges in in India and in schemes floated by domestic mutual funds. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) registered with SEBI are eligible to purchase shares and convertible debentures issued by Indian companies under the Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS). In the Budget 2011-I2, the Government of India, for the first time, permitted Qualified Foreign investors (QFIs), who meet the KYC norms, to directly invest in Indian equity mutual fund (MF) schemes and in MF debt schemes that invest in infrastructure. It was for the first time that this new class of investors was allowed to directly participate in the Indian capital market. In January 2012, the Government expanded this scheme to allow QFIs to directly invest in Indian equity markets. In the budget , Government announced its intention to permit QFIs to invest in corporate bonds in India. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced a new class of foreign investors in India known as the Foreign Portfolio Investors ( FPIs ) effective from June This class has been formed by merging the following existing classes of investors - Foreign Institutional Investors ( FIIs ), Qualified Foreign Investors ( QFIs ) and sub-accounts of the FIIs. This chapter discusses the investments and purchases of FIIs. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) The monthly trend in FII investments in (depicted in Table 7-1) shows that the net FII investments were positive for most of the months (except June, July and August In March 2014, the net investment of ` 316,630 million (US $ 5,175 million) by FIIs was the highest monthly net investment in The total net investment by FIIs in stood at US $ 8,876 million. In the first half of , the corresponding figure touched US $ 55,220 million on the back of regained investor confidence during the new government s regime. Table 7 1: Trends in FII Investment Period Purchases Sales Cumulative Net Investment ,464,400 7,037,810 1,426,580 30,253 89, ,925,990 8,461,610 1,464,380 32, , ,212,850 8,275, ,250 18, , ,048,450 7,364,810 1,683,670 31, ,529 Apr , ,490 1, ,521 May-13 1,016, , ,380 5, ,697 Jun ,980 1,111, ,620-7, ,161 Jul , , ,240-3, ,135 Contd.

2 ISMR Foreign Investments in India 94 Contd. Period Purchases Sales Cumulative Net Investment Aug ,760 1,024, ,950-2, ,679 Sep , ,960 7,380 1, ,830 Oct , ,940 21, ,186 Nov , ,350 21, ,530 Dec , , ,760 3, ,989 Jan , , ,230 2, ,176 Feb , , ,410 2, ,230 Mar-14 1,180, , ,630 5, , ,029,350 9,693, ,080 8, ,405 Apr , ,360 4, ,480 May-14 1,555,250 1,217, ,780 5, ,181 Jun-14 1,525,480 1,218, ,050 5, ,377 Jul-14 1,309, , ,460 6, ,386 Aug-14 1,114, , ,340 3, ,032 Sep-14 1,318,050 1,108, ,720 34, ,493 Apr-Sep' 14 5,307,310 6,290,620 1,440,530 55, ,493 Source: SEBI. Number of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) The number of SEBI-registered FIIs declined in to 1,710 from 1,757 in the previous year. Number of FIIs registered with SEBI have been increasing at a lower rate in the past few years; there was a net addition of 43 SEBIregistered FIIs in , compared to more than 300 in and During , 106 fresh FII registrations were granted and 529 registrations were renewed. FIIs from 51 different countries, led by USA, have been registered with SEBI in (Chart 7-1). Chart 7 1: Number of FIIs and s Source: SEBI

3 95 Foreign Investments in India ISMR Foreign Institutional Investments Equity and Debt In ; the net FII investment in equity plunged by 42.8 percent to ` 797,080 million (US $ 13,298 million). This drop came after a 157 percent increase in FII investments in (Table 7-2) However, net investments by FIIs in the debt segment fell sharply by percent in In fact, in , there was a net outflow of FII investments worth ` 280,610 million in debt. Encouragingly, this trend reversed during April- September 2014 which witnessed net inflows amounting to ` 828,100 million. In equities, FIIs made net investments of ` 612,420 million in the first half of Table 7 2: s by FIIs in Equity and Debt Year FIIs in Equity in Debt in Equity in Debt ,102, ,380 24,417 7, ,101, ,190 24,663 8, , ,880 8,550 9, ,394, ,429 25,643 5,600 Apr-13 54,140 53, May ,690 59,690 3, Jun , ,350-1,840-5,528 Jul-13-60, ,380-1,015-2,008 Aug-13-59,230-97, ,631 Sep ,580-56,780 2, Oct , ,780 2,620-2,265 Nov-13 81,160-59,840 1, Dec ,860 52,900 2, Jan-14 7, , ,104 Feb-14 14, , ,891 Mar , ,860 3,350 1, , ,610 13,298-4,682 Apr-14 96,020-91,850 1,560-1,492 May , ,720 2,275 3,212 Jun , ,150 2,273 2,715 Jul , ,350 2,130 3,726 Aug-14 54, , ,713 Sep-14 51, , ,578 Apr-Sep '14 612, ,100 9,948 13,452 Source: SEBI

4 ISMR Foreign Investments in India 96 FIIs Turnover - Equity and Derivatives Equity Market The gross turnover of FIIs in the equity market segment on the Indian stock exchanges (the NSE and the BSE) accounted for ` 13,687,624 million in , which marked a year-on-year increase of 10.4 percent. The total turnover of the FIIs in the equity market constituted percent of the total turnover on the BSE and the NSE in , an increase from percent recorded in (Table 7-3 and Chart 7-2). Table 7 3: Gross Turnover of FIIs in Equity Market Segment of NSE and BSE Year Buy Value Buy Value Sell Value Sell Value Gross Turnover of FIIs Gross Turnover of FIIs Total Turnover on Exchanges Total Turnover on Exchanges Percent of FII turnover to total turnover on Exchanges ,568, ,524 6,181, ,935 12,750, , ,336,640 2,444, ,715, ,803 6,614, ,140 14,330, ,943 93,648,740 2,097, ,269, ,561 6,054, ,361 12,324, ,922 69,558,313 1,359, ,711, ,452 5,684, ,562 12,396, ,015 65,141,069 1,198, ,167, ,582 6,520, ,783 13,687, ,365 66,603,044 1,111, Apr-Sep '14 5,454,806 88,609 5,060,384 82,202 10,515, ,811 53,830, , Source: NSE Chart 7 2: Percentage of FII Turnover in Equity and Derivative Segments of Stock Exchanges Source: NSE Derivative Market The FII gross turnover in the F&O Segment of the NSE in was ` 116,212,596 million, which was 15.2 percent of the total turnover in the F&O segment (` 764,228,161 million) at the NSE. The share of the FIIs gross turnover fell to 11.9 percent of the derivatives turnover on the NSE during the first half of (Table 7-4 and Chart 7-2).

5 97 Foreign Investments in India ISMR Table 7 4: FII Turnover in F&O Market Segment of NSE Year Buy Side Sell Side Gross No. of contracts traded No. of contracts No. of contracts No. of contracts Gross Turnover of FIIs F&O Turnover on NSE Percent of FII turnover to total F & O turnover on NSE ,934,646 17,519, ,119 67,561,143 17,252, , ,495,789 34,772, , ,273, ,061,171 31,853, , ,896,036 30,518, , ,957,207 62,371,926 1,396, ,964, ,302,194 45,715, , ,737,062 44,892, , ,039,256 90,607,826 1,771, ,994, ,546,403 49,558, , ,371,790 48,774, , ,918,193 98,332,985 1,808, ,660, ,487,183 58,410, , ,383,435 57,802, , ,870, ,212,596 1,938, ,228, Apr-Sep'14 80,342,109 30,134, ,512 79,780,521 29,912, , ,122,630 60,046, , ,456, Note: The data for FII turnover is only the data of NSE which is reported to SEBI. Source:NSE

6 ISMR Foreign Investments in India 98 Offshore Derivative Instruments (ODIs) Offshore derivative instruments include participatory notes, equity-linked notes, capped return notes, investment notes, and similar instruments issued by FIIs/sub-accounts outside India against their underlying investments in India, that are listed or are proposed to be listed on any stock exchange in India. Participatory Notes (PNs) Participatory notes are the most common type of ODIs. The PNs are instruments used by foreign funds that are not registered in the country for trading in the domestic market. They are a derivative instrument issued against an underlying security that permits the holder to share in the capital appreciation and income from the underlying security. As of March 2014, the total value of PNs with underlying Indian securities as a percentage of assets under custody of FIIs has improved to 13 percent from 11.1 percent in March 2013 but has deteriorated as compared to 15 percent in March (Table 7-5) Table 7 5: Total Value of Participatory Notes (PNs) compared to Assets Under Management of FIIs Month *Total Value of PNotes on Equity and Debt with Underlying Indian securities (A) *Total Value of PNotes with Underlying Indian securities #Assets Under Custody of FIIs (B) #Assets Under Custody of FIIs A as percent of B Mar ,450 15,823 3,919,540 76, Mar-10 1,450,370 33,046 9,008, , Mar-11 1,750,970 39,895 11,065, , Mar-12 1,658,320 37,784 11,073, , Mar-13 1,479,050 27,206 13,365, , Apr-13 1,575,780 26,290 13,916, , May-13 1,682,630 28,073 14,389, , Jun-13 1,474,980 24,609 13,491, , Jul-13 1,481,180 24,712 12,936, , Aug-13 1,648,170 27,498 12,421, , Sep-13 1,711,540 28,555 13,101, , Oct-13 1,838,620 30,676 14,165, , Nov-13 1,832,370 30,571 14,064, , Dec-13 1,675,660 27,957 14,643, , Jan-14 1,633,480 27,253 14,268, , Feb-14 1,727,380 28,820 14,738, , Mar-14 2,076,390 34,643 15,938, , Apr-14 1,874,860 30,456 16,065, , May-14 2,117,400 34,395 17,707, , Jun-14 2,242,480 36,427 19,094, , Jul-14 2,082,840 33,834 19,718, , Aug-14 2,114,990 34,356 20,471, , Sep-14 2,223,940 36,126 20,841, , *Figures compiled based on reports submitted by PNote issuing FIIs. #Figures compiled based on reports submitted by custodians. Source: SEBI

7 99 Foreign Investments in India ISMR Share of FIIs in NSE-Listed Companies The FII ownership of shares in the various sectors of NSE-listed companies is depicted in Table 7-6. At the end of March 2014, FIIs held the highest stake of percent in the finance sector, followed by FMCG and banks (18.29 percent and percent, respectively). The total percentage of shares held by FIIs across different sectors was percent of the total shares of the companies listed on the NSE as at the end of March Table 7 6: FII Share in Different Sectors of Companies Listed on NSE (in percent) Sectors Mar-14 Banks FMCG Finance Information Technology 9.18 Pharmaceuticals Infrastructure 8.65 Media & Entertainment Miscellaneous Telecommunication Services Petrochemicals 9.24 Engineering Manufacturing Total stake of FIIs in all the Sectors Source : NSE NRI Investments The NRI turnover data at the NSE is depicted in Table 7-7. The NRI turnover at the cash market of the NSE registered a year-on-year rise of 30.8 percent in , and stood at ` 103,707 million. In the derivatives market of the NSE, the total NRI turnover stood at ` 331,192 million in , a year-on-year growth of 52.7 percent over Table 7-7 : NRI Turnover at NSE Year Cash Market Gross Turnover Cash Market Gross Turnover Derivatives Market Gross Turnover Derivatives Market Gross Turnover ,546 2,294 42, ,180 2, ,052 2, ,386 1, ,005 3, ,282 1, ,904 3, ,707 1, ,192 5,526 Source: NSE

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