- Foreign Portfolio Investors bought Rs4,859.07 crore of Indian equities on Friday, highest in 4 months
- FPIs have been net sellers in 2026, withdrawing Rs2.85 lakh crore overall so far
- FPIs sold Rs1.18 lakh crore in March, the highest monthly selling on record
Foreign Portfolio Investors registered their highest single-day inflow in over four months as they mopped up Rs 4,859.07 crore worth of Indian equities on Friday.
Before this, the strongest net buying action took place on Feb. 3, 2026 when the overseas investors had bought around Rs 5,236 crore on a provisional basis.
Domestic Investors, on the other hand, turned net sellers after a long buying streak and offloaded shares worth Rs 1,159.64.
FIIs have majorly remained net sellers in the last few months and have pulled out Rs 2.85 lakh crore in 2026 so far; their selloff for June has already Rs 60,000 crore. The overseas investors have net sold Indian shares in every month of 2026, barring February.
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The FPIs have sold shares worth Rs 35,962 crore in January, according to data on the NSDL. On the other hand, FPIs in February have bought stake worth Rs 22,615 crore, aided by improving risk sentiment in the geoeconomics space.
However, after the FPIs staged a brief and tentative return to Indian equities, the escalating tensions in West Asia amid the US-Iran war rattled the global risk sentiment pushing the FPIs to turn net sellers.
In March they sold equity worth Rs 1.18 lakh crore posting a month with the highest ever selling. In April they have offloaded stake worth Rs 60,847 crore.
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RBI Expands Investment Window In G-Secs
Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of India permitted FPIs to invest up to Rs 4.62 trillion in Government Securities (G-Secs) during the first half of FY27, covering the April-September 2026 period. Similarly, the investment ceiling for state government bonds was raised to Rs 1.64 trillion during the second half of FY27.
The revised limits are part of the RBI's framework for managing foreign participation in the domestic debt market while ensuring financial stability and orderly capital flows. Government securities and SDLs remain key avenues for foreign investors seeking exposure to India's fixed-income market.
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