- Foreign portfolio investors sold Rs 934.61 crore in Indian equities on Friday
- Domestic institutional investors bought shares worth Rs 2,479.99 crore on Friday
- FPIs infused nearly Rs 15,000 crore in Indian equities so far in February
Foreign portfolio investors remained net sellers of Indian equities on Friday after selling Rs 934.61 crore worth of stocks. On Tuesday, they sold Rs 881 crore worth of Indian stocks.
However, the overseas investors had began the week by offloading Rs 972 crore worth of Indian equities on Monday. After buying on Tuesday and Wednesday, the FPIs began their selling spree in the last session.
Domestic institutional investors turned net buyers on Friday as they bought shares worth Rs 2,479.99 crore, while they were sellers on Thursday as they sold shares worth Rs 596 crore. On Tuesday they had bought equities worth Rs 187.04 crore, while on Monday they mopped up Rs 1,666.98 crore worth of equities.
Last week, FPIs had largely infused money into Indian equities, barring Friday's session where they sold Rs 7,395.41 crore worth of stocks. On Thursday, they had bought Rs 108 crore, while DIIs bought 277 crore.
The spike in FPI buying had come after the fine print of the India-US trade deal emerged two weeks ago, which showed several export-oriented Indian sectors benefiting.
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. So far in February, they have infused close to Rs 15,000 crore in Indian equities, aided by improving risk sentiment in the geoeconomic space. So far this year, Rs 20,974 crore worth of equities have been sold by the FPIs.
Market Recap
India's benchmark equity indices ended the session and the week on a higher note on Friday as strength in financial and energy stocks outweighed continued losses in information technology. The BSE Sensex added 316.57 points or 0.38% to settle at 82,814.71 and the Nifty 50 gained 0.5% to close at 25,571.25. Intraday, both blue-chip indices gained 0.8%.
IT stocks posted a fourth consecutive week of losses, triggered by advances in artificial intelligence platforms like Anthropic's Claude.
The broader markets were mixed with midcaps remaining in the green zone and smallcaps falling.
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