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Investments
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
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Investments

7. Investments

Investments consist of the followings:

 

     As at March 31,  
     2018      2019  

Non-current

     

Financial instruments at FVTOCI

     

Equity instruments

    4,140       6,916  

Financial instruments at amortized cost

     

Inter corporate and term deposits *

     3,528        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
    7,668       6,916  

Current

     

Financial instruments at FVTOCI

     

Equity instruments

    1,545       —    

Financial instruments at FVTPL

     

Investments in liquid and short-term mutual funds

     46,438        13,960  

Financial instruments at FVTOCI

     

Commercial paper, Certificate of deposits and bonds

     176,234        185,048  

Financial instruments at amortized cost

     

Inter corporate and term deposits *

     24,877        21,708  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
    249,094       220,716  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    256,762       227,632  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

* These deposits earn a fixed rate of interest. Term deposits include deposits in lien with banks amounting to  463 (March 31, 2018:  453).

Investments accounted for using the equity method

The Company has no material associates as at March 31, 2019. The aggregate summarized financial information in respect of the Company’s immaterial associates that are accounted for using the equity method is set forth below:

 

     As at March 31,  
         2018              2019      

Carrying amount of the Company’s interest in associates accounted for using the equity method

     1,206        1,235  

 

     For the year ended March 31,  
         2018              2019      

Company’s share of net profit /(loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method in consolidated statement of income

     11        (43

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company increased its investment in Drivestream Inc. from 19% to 43.7%. Drivestream Inc. is a private entity that is not listed on any public exchange. The carrying value of the investment as at March 31, 2018 and 2019, is  630 and  653 respectively.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company invested in Denim Group LLC for 33.3% stake, a private entity that is not listed on any public exchange. The carrying value of the investment as at March 31, 2018 and 2019 is  576 and  582 respectively.