Foreign portfolio investors' (FPIs) stake in National Aluminium increased from 13.30% to 16.71% between January and June, while in Hindustan Aeronautics, their stake rose from 3.15% to 5.56%. In Oil India, FPIs increase their stake from 10.11% to 12.42%. Similarly, these investors increased their stake in RCF, BEML, Chennai Petro, Engineers India, Shipping Corporation, Bharat Dynamics, and Mazagon Dock, among others.
As smart money chases value stocks, PSUs have managed to attract some of these flows due to strong balance sheets, higher dividends, lower valuations, and strong business prospects.
"Many PSU stocks are still available very cheap, especially when one focuses on various reforms pushed by the Modi government in the last eight years such as monetization of assets, Make-In-India, strengthening balance sheets of PSU banks, Jandhan yojana, increasing government spending etc. All these reforms are helping PSUs valuation and growth," said Vishal Vasant Wagh, research head, Bonanza Portfolio.
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