Volatility is inherent in any market. It is an outcome of perceptions of the investors – domestic and overseas, retail and institutional – about the economy, the sector and the company. The domestic fundamentals of economy are strong and intact.
Capital flows on account of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS) over the period July-2011 to September-2011and the total value of foreign exchange reserves at the end of past three months are given in the following tables:
Capital flows
(Amount in USD Million)
Item
|
Jul - 2011
|
Aug - 2011
|
Sept - 2011
|
Direct Investment
( FDI + Reinvested Earnings + Other Capital)
|
1,099
|
2,830
|
1,765
|
Portfolio Investment
(FII + ADR/GDR + Offshore Funds)
|
1,560
|
-1,797
|
-1,149
|
Total
|
2,659
|
1,033
|
616
|
Foreign Exchange Reserves
(Amount in USD Million)
|
July - 2011
|
Aug - 2011
|
Sept - 2011
|
Oct – 2011*
|
Foreign Exchange Reserves
|
319,090
|
321,982
|
311,482
|
320,390
|
*as on October 28, 2011
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