- Foreign portfolio investors sold Rs 3,466 crore in Indian equities on Thursday
- Domestic institutional investors bought Rs 5,032 crore worth of shares on Thursday
- FPIs have net sold Rs 10,918 crore in equities so far in 2026
Foreign portfolio investors turned net sellers of Indian equities on Thursday after a day of buying as volatility extends. The FPIs sold shares worth Rs 3,466 crore worth of stocks.
However, domestic institutional investors stayed net buyers for the third day as they bought shares worth Rs 5,032 crore.
This week has seen high volatility with FIIs moving from buyers to sellers. In total so far this week FIIs have bought shares worth Rs 2,907 crore while the DIIs have bought equity worth Rs 12,020 crore.
Last week, FPIs had largely offloaded money into Indian equities, barring Tuesday and Wednesday's sessions where they bought stake. 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.
The FPIs have sold shares worth Rs 35,962 crore in January. On the other hand, FPIs so far in February have bought stake worth Rs 25,044 crore, aided by improving risk sentiment in the geoeconomic space.
In 2026 so far, the FPIs have net sold equities worth Rs 10,918 crore.
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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
India's benchmark equity indices swung between gains and loses through the session on Thursday as weakness in financial stocks outweighed continued recovery in information technology. A return of foreign funds on Wednesday gave an initial bump to markets in the morning, but momentum waned by noon. The Nifty gained and lost 0.3% intraday and the Sensex tossed 0.4% in both directions.
At the close, the Nifty 50 settled 14 points higher at 25,496.55 and the BSE Sensex at 82,248.61, down 27 points. HDFC Bank dragged the most on the blue-chip indices.
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