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Telecom rings in highest FPI flows in May, shows Prime Infobase data
Sundar Sethuraman Mumbai
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The last fortnight of May saw foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) inject ₹6,989 crore into the domestic equities, driven by optimism around the India-Pakistan ceasefire, hopes of a potential United States (US) trade deal and a surge in block deals.
According to the data from Prime Infobase, FPIs invested ₹7,052 crore in telecom, mostly due to the rising subscriber base, and potential tariff hikes.
Stocks in the services and capital goods space attracted investments of ₹6,210 crore and ₹3,094 crore, respectively.
'The telecom sector is a growth story both in terms of subscriber base and potential for tariff hikes,' Chokkalingam G, founder,
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