FPIs Stay Net Buyers For Fifth Straight Session
So far in May, the overseas investors have net bought shares worth Rs 21,618 crore.
Foreign portfolio investors remained net buyers of Indian equities for the fifth straight session on Thursday, mopping up stocks worth Rs 884 crore, according to the provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
Domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the eighth straight session as they bought equities worth Rs 4,286.5 crore, the data showed.
So far in May, the overseas investors have net bought shares worth Rs 21,618 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 90,733 crore, the NSDL data showed.
The benchmark equity indices closed higher, snapping a two-day slump on Thursday as share prices of IndusInd Bank Ltd. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. gained the most.
The NSE Nifty 50 closed 81.15 points or 0.33% higher at 24,833.60 and the BSE Sensex ended 320.7 points or 0.39% up at 81,633.02. During the day, the Nifty rose 0.57% to 24,892.6, while the Sensex also rose 0.62% to 81,816.89.
