FPIs Net Sell Equities Worth Rs 10,000 Crore, Highest Since Feb. 28
Domestic institutional investors turned net buyers after a day of selling, as they mopped up equities worth Rs 6,738 crore.
Foreign portfolio investors stayed net sellers of Indian equities for the second straight day on Tuesday as they offloaded stocks worth Rs 10,016.1 crore, the highest since Feb. 28, 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 6,738.39 crore, the data showed.
The FPIs sold Rs 526 crore on Monday. So far in May, the overseas investors have net bought shares worth Rs 27,041 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 85,310 crore, the NSDL data showed.
The benchmark equity indices closed lower for the third consecutive session on Tuesday amid volatility in the domestic stock markets.
The NSE Nifty 50 closed 261.55 points or 1.05% lower at 24,683.9 and the BSE Sensex ended 872.98 points or 1.06% down at 81,186.44. During the day, the Nifty fell 1.11% to 24,669.7, while the Sensex declined 1.1% to 81,153.7.
