- Foreign portfolio investors bought Rs 69 crore of Indian stocks on Tuesday, NSE data showed
- FPIs have been net buyers for three sessions, including Rs 2,254.6 cr on Monday and Rs 1,951 cr on Friday
- Domestic institutional investors bought stocks worth Rs 1,174.21 cr on Tuesday after a small net buy on Monday
Foreign portfolio investors remained net buyers of Indian equities for the third consecutive session as they bought Rs 69 crore worth of stocks on Tuesday, according to NSE's provisional data.
On Monday, the overseas investors had mopped up Rs 2,254.6 crore worth of stocks, while on Friday, they purchased Rs 1,951 crore worth of Indian equities.
The spike in FPI buying comes after the fine print of India-US trade deal emerged on Saturday, which showed several export-oriented Indian sectors benefitting.
Domestic institutional investors also remained buyers for a second straight session, after purchasing stocks worth Rs 1,174.21 crore. They had turned net buyers by only a thin margin of Rs 4.2 crore on Monday. In Friday's session, DIIs had net sold stocks worth Rs 1,265 crore.
In the three-month period ended Dec. 31, 2025, DIIs held about 24.8% of holdings in Nifty 50 stocks, whereas the FPI ownership declined to 24.3%.
FPIs had first turned net buyers a day after the trade deal was inked. In the first 10 days of February, they have infused more than Rs 15,000 crore in Indian equities, aided by improving risk sentiment in the geoeconomic space.
So far this year, Rs 20,624 crore worth of equities have been sold by the FPIs.
Market Recap
Indian equity benchmarks extended gains for a third straight session amid the F&O expiry, tracking positive global cues. The BSE Sensex closed over 200 points to end near 84,300, while the NSE Nifty 50 settled 0.3% higher at 25,935.15. Both the benchmark indices were led by the gains in Eternal, L&T and ICICI Bank.
Eleven out of 15 sectoral indices tracked by NSE ended higher, led by the NSE Nifty Auto. On the flipside, the NSE Nifty Pharma Index was the top sectoral loser. The market breadth was tilted in favour of buyers as 2,600 stocks advanced and 1,644 shares declined on BSE.
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