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Market move▼ Strongly bearish for Indian equities
Selling deepens into midday; auto and metals lead declines as FII outflows cross ₹26,000 crore
The brief
- FII outflows crossed ₹26,000 crore as selling deepened into midday
- Autos and metals led declines despite WTI crude trading at $89–$90 per barrel, down 0.79 per cent
- FII selling and sector declines weigh on Indian auto and metals stocks
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- Institutional investors pick up Honasa shares in ₹643-crore block deal, shares in red
- Why are markets down? Sensex sinks 1,000pts, hits 2026 low; Nifty at 22,300
- Global Market: Foreign investors dump Japanese bonds as BOJ tightening weighs on sentiment
- Another stock market crash: Nifty, Sensex tank - FII selling, high bond yields, among 5 reasons behind big plunge
FII selling and DII support in Indian markets
FIIs remained net sellers, including ₹11,490 crore over six weeks and ₹5,353 crore in the biggest September outflow, while DIIs bought ₹5,189 crore in that session. Motilal Oswal said $56 billion in FII outflows over two years wiped out eight years of inflows; DII buying totalled $177 billion.
Thursday, 1 October
- Selling deepens into midday; auto and metals lead declines as FII outflows cross ₹26,000 crore