Markets end in green for 2nd straight week, sensex up 277 points

Sensex resumed higher at 30,287.37 and shot up further to all-time intra-day high of 30,712.35 before ending the week at 30,464.92.

India scores high among FPIs, 3,500 registrations in FY17

The number of FPIs with Sebi approval rose to 7,807 at the end of March 2017.

Foreign Portfolio Investors registered a robust net inflow of USD 6 billion during the quarter under review.

Quantum of FPI investments via P-notes remain unchanged at 6.6 per cent in March.

Overall inflows last fiscal followed a net outflow of Rs 18,175 crore from the capital markets (equity and debt) in 2015-16.

RBI, meanwhile, fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 64.9103 and for the euro at 69.2788.

On central govt securities, cap on general category has been increased to Rs 1,565 billion.

Investment through the route has been declining since September last year when it was at Rs 2,12,509 crore.

FPIs had invested over Rs 20,000 crore in the capital market in September 2016.

Sebi has decided to offer direct entry to well-regulated foreign investors for investing in corporate bonds.