FPIs Remain Net Sellers In Run Up To Year-End, Offload Equities Worth More Than Rs 3,800 Crore

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) remained net sellers of Indian equities for a sixth consecutive session on Tuesday. They offloaded stocks worth Rs 3,844.02 crore, according to provisional data shared by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India.

On Monday, they had sold Indian stocks worth Rs 2,759.89 crore. Last week too, the overseas investors engaged in a consistent selloff of amounting up to more than 4,500 crore. The week before that, FPIs had remained net buyers of Indian equities for three consecutive sessions.

The year 2025 has marked a major exodus of FPIs from the Indian market, with analysts attributing the exit to the decline in the rupee's value.

Year-to-date, the foreign investors have net offloaded Indian equities worth Rs 1.62 lakh crore, as per the data provided by the National Securities Data Ltd. (NSDL). The sell-off sharpened in August, with FPIs selling over Rs 35,000-crore shares.

So far in December, the overseas investors have sold over Rs 19,000 crore worth of Indian equities. In comparison, the net selling stood at Rs 3,765 crore in November, whereas they were net buyers of equities worth Rs 14,610 crore in October.

In stark contrast to this, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) reflected the year-end cheer and doubled down on the buying action, mopping up equities worth Rs 6,159.81 crore. The DIIs, have been net buyers for close to 50 sessions.

The Nifty 50 declined marginally by 3.25 points or 0.01% to settle at 25,938.85, while the Sensex slipped 20.46 points or 0.02% to close at 84,675.08.

The Nifty 50 ended a volatile monthly expiry virtually unchanged, while the broader market faced slight pressure. The Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 were down 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. The Metal and Auto sectors provided a cushion against FII selling and year-end lethargy.

The Nifty Metal index was the star of the session, surging 2% to hit a fresh all-time high of 11,029. PSU Banks and Auto stocks also saw buying interest. While IT, Realty, and Consumer Durables faced profit-booking.