Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Foreign Investors Sell ₹14,474 Crore in Indian Stocks
Foreign investors sold a large amount of Indian shares in September.
They sold ₹14,474 crore through stock exchanges by September 12.
This was different from their buying during July and August.
Worries about Middle East tensions and higher oil prices made investors nervous.
Brent crude rose above $108 per barrel.
Costlier oil could make inflation and economic growth more difficult for India.
Domestic investors bought shares and helped support the market.
The Nifty 50 fell for a fifth week in a row.
Foreign portfolio investors sold ₹14,474 crore of Indian equities through stock exchanges through September 12.
FPI selling reversed the positive flows recorded during July and August.
Foreign investors still invested ₹1,336 crore in India’s primary market through September 12.
Brent crude rose above $108 a barrel amid escalating Middle East tensions, increasing inflation concerns.
Domestic institutional investors bought ₹6,419.46 crore during the previous week, cushioning the market decline.
- Who
- Foreign portfolio investors sold Indian equities, while domestic institutional investors bought shares.
- What
- FPIs withdrew ₹14,474 crore from Indian equities through stock exchanges, despite continuing to invest in new equity offerings.
- When
- Through September 12, with the Nifty 50 recording its fifth consecutive weekly decline during the reported week.
- Where
- Indian stock markets.
- Why
- Escalating Middle East tensions, higher crude oil prices, inflation concerns and changing interest-rate expectations weighed on investor sentiment.
- FPI exchange selling
- ₹14,474 crore through September 12
- FPI primary-market investment
- ₹1,336 crore through September 12
- Total primary-market investment this year
- ₹47,183 crore
- Brent crude price
- Above $108 per barrel
- DII purchases
- ₹6,419.46 crore during the previous week
- Nifty 50 performance
- Fifth consecutive weekly decline
- Key market concerns
- Middle East tensions, crude prices, inflation and monetary policy