FPIs Stay Net Buyers For Fourth Straight Session
So far in May, the overseas investors have net bought shares worth Rs 16,969 crore.
Foreign portfolio investors remained net buyers of Indian equities for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, mopping up stocks worth Rs 4,662.9 crore, according to the provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
Domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the seven straight session as they bought equities worth Rs 7,912 crore, the data showed.
So far in May, the overseas investors have net bought shares worth Rs 16,969 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 95,382 crore, the NSDL data showed.
The benchmark equity indices closed lower for the second consecutive session on Wednesday as share prices of ITC Ltd. and Reliance Industries Ltd. dragged the most.
The NSE Nifty 50 closed 73.75 points or 0.3% lower at 24,752.45 and the BSE Sensex ended 239.31 points or 0.29% down at 81,312.32. During the day, the Nifty fell 0.36% to 24,737, while the Sensex dropped 0.38% to 81,244.
