- Foreign portfolio investors sold Indian shares for the 12th day, net Rs 4,741 crore outflow
- Domestic institutional investors bought shares for the 15th day, net Rs 5,225 crore inflow
- FPIs sold Rs 72,938 crore in March, highest monthly outflow since January 2025
Foreign portfolio investors stayed net sellers of Indian equities for the 12th consecutive day on Monday as Nifty and Sensex extend their advance for the second day. The FPIs sold shares worth Rs 4,741 crore worth of stocks.
However, domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the 15th day as they bought shares worth Rs 5,225 crore. So far this week FPIs have offloaded stake worth Rs 14,107 crore.
Last week, FPIs offloaded total stake worth Rs 35,053 crore, while the DIIs bought stake worth Rs 37,740 crore. The spike in FPI selling came as the tensions in Middle East rose amid Iran war.
The FPIs have sold shares worth Rs 35,962 crore in January. On the other hand, FPIs in February have bought stake worth Rs 22,615 crore, aided by improving risk sentiment in the geoeconomic space. With the current crisis in perspective the FPIs have turned net sellers again this month. So far in March they sold equity worth Rs 72,938 crore, according to data on NSDL. This is the highest selling in a month since January 2025.
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In 2026 so far, the FPIs have net sold equities worth Rs 86,285 crore.
In the three-month period ended Dec. 31, 2025, DIIs held about 24.8% of holdings in Nifty 50 stocks, whereas the FPI ownership declined to 24.3%.
Market Recap
Indian equity benchmarks extended rally for the second consecutive trading session. The BSE Sensex rose 0.7% or 550 points to close above 76,000 and the NSE Nifty 50 rose over 0.5% to settle near 23,600. Intraday, the 30-stock index rose as much as 801 points and the 50-share index rose as much as 1.1%.
Meanwhile, oil prices increased as uncertainty persisted over a US-led plan to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude gained 4% to $103.65 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate rose 4.2% to $97.08 per barrel.
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