Foreign companies in indian stock market
Buying stocks directly in a foreign market like India or China is possible, but may be harder than purchasing domestic shares. Investors can purchase American Depositary Receipts on U.S. exchanges, which are certificates that represent shares in a foreign company. China A-shares are now open to foreign investors. NEW DELHI: Stocks of over half of the BSE-listed foreign-owned firms generated more than 100 per cent return in last five years. In one such stocks, an initial investment of Rs 1.7 lakh could have turned an investor crorepati in the same period, data compiled by ETMarkets.com showed.