FPIs pull nearly $30 billion from Indian stocks, set for biggest annual outflow ever
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- ✓Foreign portfolio investors pulled nearly $30 billion from Indian stocks, marking their biggest annual outflow ever.
- ✓Overseas investors offloaded $4.1 billion in September and $1.5 billion in October.
- ✓Pranjul Bhandari said, “Higher dollar and yields are generally negative for Asian economies.” Domestic buyers continue to support the market despite this trend.
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The selling has intensified in recent months, with overseas investors offloading $4.1 billion worth of Indian shares in September and nearly $1.5 billion in October so far, including another $500 million in Monday’s trade.
By Yoosef K
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are on track for their biggest annual withdrawal from Indian equities in years, with nearly $30 billion already pulled out of the market despite strong domestic institutional buying and continued inflows into the primary market.
With about three months still to go in the year, FPI outflows have already surpassed the $19 billion withdrawn in 2025, according to Bloomberg data. The selling has intensified in recent months, with overseas investors offloading $4.1 billion worth of Indian shares in September and nearly $1.5 billion in October so far, including another $500 million in Monday’s trade.
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