Foreign portfolio investors stayed net buyers of Indian equities for the 15th straight session on Wednesday, as they bought stocks worth Rs 2,585.86 crore. The confidence shown by the overseas investors in Indian equities amid the escalating India-Pakistan tensions.
Domestic institutional investors turned net buyers after being net sellers for a day, as they mopped up equities worth Rs 2,378.49 crore, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
The FPIs on Tuesday mopped up equities worth Rs 4,008.21 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, the 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 Rs 1.03 lakh crore, the NSDL data showed.
India's benchmark equity indices reversed a one-day decline to close higher on Wednesday. The NSE Nifty 50 closed 34.80 points, or 0.14% higher at 24,414.4, while the BSE Sensex ended 105.71 points, or 0.13% up at 80,746.78. Intraday, the Nifty rose as much as 0.29% to 24,449.6, while the Sensex jumped 0.25% to 80,844.63.
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