Foreign Investors Pull Rs 52,100 Crore From Indian Equities
October’s outflow follows heavy selling in September, while investors briefly turned buyers on October 16.
Key takeaways
- Foreign portfolio investors withdrew Rs 52,100 crore from Indian equities in October so far.
- Cumulative outflows from Indian equities reached Rs 3.12 lakh crore in 2026.
Foreign portfolio investors withdrew Rs 52,100 crore from Indian equities in October so far, according to data from the Central Depository Services Ltd. The outflow follows net withdrawals of Rs 35,861 crore in September.
The 2026 total has reached Rs 3.12 lakh crore, above the Rs 1.66 lakh crore withdrawn during all of 2025. Investors were marginal buyers on October 16, but Choice Wealth’s Dheeraj Gaur said the reversal was likely tactical.
Gaur cited elevated US bond yields, a stronger dollar and rising crude oil prices as pressures on sentiment. Investors will also track Brent crude, US-Iran relations and second-quarter earnings for FY27, according to Bajaj Broking’s Pabitro Mukherjee.
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