- Foreign portfolio investors sold Rs 8,753 crore of Indian equities on Wednesday amid the Iran-US crisis
- Domestic institutional investors bought shares worth Rs 12,068 crore for the sixth consecutive day
- FPIs have net sold Rs 12,049 crore while DIIs bought Rs 20,662 crore worth of shares this week
Foreign portfolio investors stayed net sellers of Indian equities for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as Nifty and Sensex logged the longest losing streak in two months amid the deepening Iran-US crisis. The FPIs sold shares worth Rs 8,753 crore worth of stocks.
However, domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the sixth day as they bought shares worth Rs 12,068 crore.
In total so far this week FIIs have sold shares worth Rs 12,049 crore while the DIIs have bought equity worth Rs 20,662 crore.
Last week, FPIs offloaded total stake worth Rs 4,629 crore. During the last week the FPIs bought equity for two of the five sessions. The spike in FPI buying had come after the fine print of the India-US trade deal emerged two weeks ago, which showed several export-oriented Indian sectors benefiting. However the selloff was triggered by the escalating crisis in the Middle East.
The FPIs have sold shares worth Rs 35,962 crore in January. On the other hand, FPIs in February they 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 8,456 crore.
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In 2026 so far, the FPIs have net sold equities worth Rs 21,803 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 losses for the fourth consecutive trading session—their longest losing streak since January—amid a global selloff triggered by the escalating crisis in the Middle East. The BSE Sensex fell over 1,100 points to close near 79,100, while the NSE Nifty 50 fell 1.5% to end below 24,500. Both the benchmark indices recouped nearly half of their losses it clocked during the morning trade, led by the gains in Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Infosys Ltd.
Fourteen out of 15 sectoral gauges compiled by the NSE ended lower, led by the NSE Nifty Metal Index's 4% fall. On the flipside, the NSE Nifty IT Index was the only sectoral gainer, up 0.1%.
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