<p>Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have pumped $2.5 billion into the Indian debt market so far this calendar year, of which $1 billion has been invested in March alone, as per latest data from the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Analysts ascribe the inflows into debt market to the easing of investment norms for FIIs buying government and corporate bonds. <br /><br />FIIs infused a net amount of $1.2 billion (Rs 6,532 crore) during March taking the total for 2013 so far to $2.49 billion (Rs 13,480 crore) for Indian bond market, according to Sebi data. FIIs had pumped in $743 million (Rs 4,000 crore) in February and $551 million (Rs 2,947 crore) in January. However, as of March 26, FIIs were gross buyers of debt worth Rs 24,089 crore. <br /><br />FIIs have also invested $1.5 billion (Rs 8,557 crore) in the stock market in March, taking their overall investment to $10.2 billion (Rs 55,055 crore) so far this year. <br /><br />They had pumped in $4.57 billion in February and $4.05 billion in January. It is significant to note that Finance Minister P Chidambaram last week had stated that the government would remove restrictions and sub-limits within two categories - government securities and corporate bonds - from April 1. <br /><br />It will clamp the ceiling of $25 billion for government securities and $51 billion for bonds issues by companies.<br /></p>
<p>Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have pumped $2.5 billion into the Indian debt market so far this calendar year, of which $1 billion has been invested in March alone, as per latest data from the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Analysts ascribe the inflows into debt market to the easing of investment norms for FIIs buying government and corporate bonds. <br /><br />FIIs infused a net amount of $1.2 billion (Rs 6,532 crore) during March taking the total for 2013 so far to $2.49 billion (Rs 13,480 crore) for Indian bond market, according to Sebi data. FIIs had pumped in $743 million (Rs 4,000 crore) in February and $551 million (Rs 2,947 crore) in January. However, as of March 26, FIIs were gross buyers of debt worth Rs 24,089 crore. <br /><br />FIIs have also invested $1.5 billion (Rs 8,557 crore) in the stock market in March, taking their overall investment to $10.2 billion (Rs 55,055 crore) so far this year. <br /><br />They had pumped in $4.57 billion in February and $4.05 billion in January. It is significant to note that Finance Minister P Chidambaram last week had stated that the government would remove restrictions and sub-limits within two categories - government securities and corporate bonds - from April 1. <br /><br />It will clamp the ceiling of $25 billion for government securities and $51 billion for bonds issues by companies.<br /></p>
