Foreign portfolio investors stayed net sellers of Indian equities for the 12th consecutive day on Monday as Nifty and Sensex close nearly 1% higher and snap its three-day losing streak. The FPIs sold shares worth Rs 9,366 crore worth of stocks.
However, domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the 14th day as they bought shares worth Rs 12,593 crore.
Last week, FPIs offloaded total stake worth Rs 35,053 crore, while the DIIs bought stake worth Rs 37,740 crore. The spike in FPI selling came as the tensions in Middle East rose amid Iran war.
The FPIs have sold shares worth Rs 35,962 crore in January. On the other hand, FPIs in February have bought stake worth Rs 22,615 crore, aided by improving risk sentiment in the geoeconomic space. With the current crisis in perspective the FPIs have turned net sellers again this month. So far in March they sold equity worth Rs 63,531 crore, according to data on NSDL. This is the highest selling in a month since January 2025.
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In 2026 so far, the FPIs have net sold equities worth Rs 76,878 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%.
Market Recap
Indian equity benchmarks ended higher after a post-lunch rebound, snapping a three-day losing run. The gains in the benchmark indices were led by HDFC Bank and M&M. The BSE Sensex rebounded 1,500 points from the day's low and closed up 1%, or 700 points, above 75,300. The NSE Nifty 50 ended 0.9% higher above 23,340.
Sectoral indices ended mixed. Nifty Auto was the top-performing index, up more than 1.5%, while Nifty Oil and Gas and Nifty Realty were the worst performers, both down more than 1.5%. IOC and BPCL led the decline in oil and gas, while Sobha and Oberoi Realty were the main losers in realty.
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