Foreign portfolio investors remained net buyers of Indian equities for the third straight day on Friday as they mopped up equities worth Rs 8,831.1 crore, the highest since March 27, according to the provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
Domestic institutional investors turned net buyers after a day of selling, as they mopped up equities worth Rs 5,187.1 crore, the data showed.
The FPIs bought Rs 5,746.5 crore on Thursday. So far in May, the overseas investors have net bought shares worth Rs 18,620 crore.
Last month, the overseas investors had net bought shares worth Rs 4,223 crore, according to the National Securities Depository Ltd.'s data. This came after the FPIs were net sellers on a monthly basis in the first three months of 2025.
In March, they had net offloaded equities worth Rs 3,973 crore, which was significantly lower as compared to the net selling of equities worth Rs 34,574 crore in February. This was preceded by net selling of Rs 78,027 crore in January.
In 2025 so far, the FPIs have net sold equities worth over Rs 93,731 crore, the NSDL data showed.
The benchmark equity indices closed lower on Friday after rallying for two consecutive sessions. The NSE Nifty 50 closed 42.30 points or 0.17% lower at 25,019.8 and the BSE Sensex ended 200.15 points 0.24% lower at 82,330.59.
During the day, the Nifty fell 0.44% to 24,953.05, while the Sensex declined 0.47% to trade at 82,146.95. In terms of weekly performance, the Nifty gained 4.21% and the Sensex advanced 3.62%.
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