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FPIs pull nearly $30 billion from Indian stocks, set for biggest annual outflow ever

2 sources · first seen 22:06 5 Oct · updated 23:40 5 Oct

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  • FPIs have pulled nearly $30 billion from Indian stocks, putting them on course for their biggest annual outflow ever
  • Overseas investors sold $4.1 billion of Indian shares in September
  • Sustained FPI selling can pressure Indian equities and large-cap valuations

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Foreign selling deepens India’s stock-market decline

Indian equities weakened, with the Nifty down 15% year-to-date in FY27 and on track for an eighth consecutive weekly decline; the Sensex fell to a more than two-year low. FPIs withdrew ₹35,860 crore in September, after investing ₹20,200 crore in July and ₹29,630 crore in August.

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2 reports · earliest 22:06
CNBC-TV18FPIs pull nearly $30 billion from Indian stocks, set for biggest annual outflow ever22:06MintFPIs turn cautious on Indian stocks amid global headwinds; what could improve the foreign flow outlook23:40