FPIs Resume Selling Spree, Net Offload Equities Worth Rs 1,881 Crore
After a day of net buying, foreign portfolio investors turned net sellers again on Wednesday.
Foreign portfolio investors turned net sellers of Indian equities on Wednesday after one session of buying as they net offloaded stocks worth approximately Rs 1,881.3 crore.
During the trading session on Tuesday, FPIs were net buyers of equities worth Rs 4,786.6 crore.
Meanwhile, domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the eleventh straight session on Wednesday as they net bought equities worth Rs 1,957.7 crore, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
In February so far, overseas investors have net sold stocks worth Rs 28,418 crore, as per the latest data shared by National Securities Depository Ltd.
In 2025 so far, the FPIs have sold equities worth Rs 1.06 lakh crore. In January, they offloaded stocks worth Rs 78,027 crore, according to the data.
India's benchmark indices had another session of muted close on Wednesday after swinging between gains and declines in a rangebound trading. Information technology and pharmaceutical stocks fell while realty and metal climbed.
The NSE Nifty 50 ended 12.4 points or 0.05% lower at 22,932.9, and the BSE Sensex closed 28.21 points or 0.04% lower at 75,939.18.
Intraday, the Nifty 50 fell 0.57% but stayed above the crucial support at 22,800, while the Sensex lost 0.51% to stay just above 75,500.
The 50-share index has remained within its established range of 22,800 to 23,100, signaling that the market is waiting for a breakout on either sides to determine its next directional move, said Aditya Gaggar, director of Progressive Shares.
