FPIs Remain Net Sellers For Third Session In Row
In February so far, the FPIs have net offloaded equities worth Rs 23,710, as per NSDL data.
Foreign portfolio investors stayed net sellers of Indian equities for the third straight day on Friday as they net offloaded stocks worth approximately Rs 3,449.2 crore.
Domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the 13th straight session as they bought equities worth Rs 2,884.6 crore, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
The net-selling by overseas investors was higher on Friday as compared to the preceding session, when had net offloaded equities worth Rs 3,311.6 crore.
In February so far, the FPIs have net offloaded equities worth Rs 23,710, according to the National Securities Depository Ltd.'s data. This was preceded by net selling of Rs 78,027 crore in January.
In 2025 so far, they have sold equities worth Rs 1.01 lakh crore, the NSDL data showed.
Incessant foreign capital outflows, global tariff concerns and lack of positive domestic triggers dragged India's benchmark stock indices for a second week in a row.
The Nifty and Sensex ended lower for the fourth consecutive session on Friday, as Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and ICICI Bank Ltd. underperformed.
The NSE Nifty 50 ended 117.25 points or 0.51% lower at 22,795.9, while the BSE Sensex closed 424.9 points or 0.56% lower at 75,311.06.
Intraday, Nifty fell 0.84% to crack below the crucial support of 22,800, while Sensex lost 0.82% to stay marginally above 75,100.
This week, the 50-share Nifty shed 0.64%, whereas the 30-share Sensex lost 0.92%.
