FPIs Stay Net Sellers For Eighth Consecutive Session

Foreign portfolio investors stayed net sellers of Indian equities for the eighth straight session on Friday as they offloaded stocks worth approximately Rs 4,294.7 crore.

Domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the eighth straight session as they mopped up equities worth Rs 4,363.9 crore, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.

The FPIs sold stocks worth Rs 2,207.4 crore on Thursday. In February so far, the overseas investors have offloaded equities worth Rs 21,272 crore. In 2025 so far, the FPIs have sold equities worth Rs 99,299 crore. In January, they offloaded stocks worth Rs 78,027 crore, according to the National Securities Depository Ltd.'s data.

The Indian equity benchmark indices closed lower on Friday, registering the longest losing streak in two years, as Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Bharat Electronics Ltd. stocks dragged.

The NSE Nifty 50 ended 102.15 points, or 0.44% lower at 22,929.25, and the 30-stock BSE Sensex closed 199.76 points, or 0.26% down at 75,939.21. The NSE Nifty Bank also closed 260.40 points or 0.53% lower at 49,099.45.

For the weekly overview, Nifty fell 2.8% during the week, marking this the worst week in this year. Nifty Realty emerged as the top sectoral loser for the week, falling more than 9% for the week.