Foreign portfolio investors turned net sellers of Indian equities on Friday after fifth sessions, selling up stocks worth Rs 6,449.7 crore, according to the provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
Domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the ninth straight session as they bought equities worth Rs 9,095.9 crore, the data showed.
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In the month of May, the overseas investors have net bought shares worth Rs 19,860 crore.
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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 92,491 crore, the NSDL data showed.
The benchmark equity indices closed lower on Friday, marking the second week of losses. The NSE Nifty 50 ended 82.9 points or 0.33% lower at 24,750.7 and BSE Sensex ended 182.01 points or 0.22% lower at 81,451.01.
During the day, the Nifty fell 0.47% to trade at 24,717.4 and the Sensex declined 0.42% to trade at 81,286.45 mark. The Nifty index declined by 0.4% for the week, primarily dragged down by the Nifty FMCG sector. Overall, the Nifty index fell for the second week in a row, reflecting a volatile market environment.
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