Foreign portfolio investors stayed net buyers of Indian equities for the 16th straight session on Thursday, as they bought stocks worth Rs 2,007.96 crore. The confidence shown by the overseas investors in Indian equities amid the escalating India-Pakistan tensions.
Domestic institutional investors turned net sellers after being net buyers for a day, as they offloaded equities worth Rs 596.25 crore, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
The FPIs on Tuesday mopped up equities worth Rs 2,914.42 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 1 lakh crore, the NSDL data showed.
Indian benchmark indices ended in the red on Thursday, reversing Wednesday's gains amidst escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
The NSE Nifty 50 closed 140.60 points lower, or down 0.58%, at 24,273.80, while the BSE Sensex ended down 411.97 points, or 0.51%, at 80,334.81. During intraday trade, the Nifty dropped as much as 1.08% to 24,150.20, and the Sensex slipped 0.94% to 79,987.61, reflecting market unease amid rising geopolitical risks.
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