BSE Sensex and Foreign Institutional Investment Study

Read the annual report of one of the Sensex Companies and prepare a note covering the following topics:

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has taken a growing and extraordinary role in international business. Foreign investment has had a positive impact on the United States’ general economic growth through the creation of employment, attraction of capital investments, and expansion of manufactured exports. It has also brought international brand names and skilled labor to the country and facilitated the transfer of technology and knowledge to the local economy. The domestic market has greatly expanded due to job creation achieved from infrastructural developments. In the U.S., the stock market is a fundamental segment of the state’s financial system that acts as a source of financing and is a key determinant in the economy of the country. It is right to argue that foreign direct investment has a positive impact on the United States’ stock market.

The purpose of the report is to primarily analyze the Indian stock broking industry and the various forces which affect the competitive position of firms within the industry. A three-phase analysis is carried out in which the first phase involves detailed research about the history of stock markets in India, the evolution of capital markets over the years during pre-independence era and later stages after independence. Important historical events which had a significant effect on the capital market industry as a whole were analyzed. A comprehensive study on macroeconomic policies which were brought about by the then Indian government in 1991 and their impact on the stock market and stock broking industry is carried out to

As globalization intensifies, the business community tends to expand its operations towards the international market. This can be as a result of intense competition in the local market, need to increase sales and profits margins, to enhance the company’s prestige, to create jobs, to increase the value of the entrepreneurs among others (Bodie, 2013). Before going global, the company’s executive has to consider factors that favour or hinder their goal towards achieving international recognition in trade. This paper reviews the topic on “Making an Investment in a Foreign Market and factors considered.

For this research, we are using descriptive research and quantitative research. Descriptive research is a survey which objective is to produce an accurate representation of person, event or solution (Saunders, Lewis & Thornhill, 2009). Descriptive is useful in segmenting and targeting the market (Bajpai, 2011). Descriptive research provides the researchers an opportunity to use quantitative data in order to find the data and characteristic about the population or phenomenon that is being studied (Bajpai, 2011). Quantitative research can be defined as research that access causal relationship between variable (Saunders et al., 2009).

A research project submitted to the school of pure and applied sciences in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of degree in Bachelor of Science applied statistics with computing at Karatina University

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Barua and Verma (1991) provided empirical evidence of equity mutual fund performance in India. They studied the investment performance of India’s first 7year close-end equity mutual fund, Master share. They found that the fund performed satisfactory for large investor in terms of rate of return. Ippolito (1992) expressed that fund/scheme selection by investors is based on past performance of the funds and money flows into winning funds more rapidly than they flow out of losing funds. Sarkar and Majumdar (1995) evaluated financial performance of five close-ended growth funds for the period February 1991 to August 1993, concluded that the performance was below average in terms of alpha values (all negative and statistically not significant) and funds possessed high risk.

This project is about how the Investor's Behavior is changing and they are now leaving behind the sacred investment options like the fixed deposits, company deposits, gold etc. Investors are now looking towards equity linked investment options.

Barua and Verma (1991) provided empirical evidence of equity mutual fund performance in India. They studied the investment performance of India’s first 7year close-end equity mutual fund, Master share. They found that the fund performed satisfactory for large investor in terms of rate of return. Ippolito (1992) expressed that fund/scheme selection by investors is based on past performance of the funds and money flows into winning funds more rapidly than they flow out of losing funds. Sarkar and Majumdar (1995) evaluated financial performance of five close-ended growth funds for the period February 1991 to August 1993, concluded that the performance was below average in terms of alpha values (all negative and statistically not significant) and funds possessed high risk.

This is one of the most reputed commercial banks in private sector of Sri Lanka. There are more than 200 branches in island wide and more than 2000 work force. But for this project I have selected a sample of more than 25 people from 4 branches in area 7 located in western province due to the difficulties in collecting data in a large sample.

This paper is prepared using secondary data collected from various sources like Publications of books, monthly journals, article and

ROLE OF QIB (QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER) IN THE INDIAN CAPITAL MARKET FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS

The stock market is witnessing keen activities and is gradually more gaining Importance. Post the1997 East Asian disaster which had caused significant reduction in asset prices and stock markets in quite a a small number of Asian countries, these economies bang back. These economies maintained high interest rates thereby creation them attractive to foreign investors. As a result these economies customary a large inflow of funds and experienced a theatrical run-up in asset prices. As a part of market amalgamation, the capital market of India is no longer cut off from international economic measures and their stock index travels. This paper finds the correlation of Indian Stock market with five other major Asian economies: Japan,

India has been the fastest growing markets for mutual fund industry. With progressive liberalization of economic policies, there has been rapid growth of capital market, money market and financial services Industry including merchant banking, leasing and venture capital (Tripathy, 1996). The increasing globalization of financial groups, rapid spread of