Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Foreign Investors Increase Selling as Nifty Hits April Low
Foreign investors sold many more shares than they bought on Monday.
This means they took money out of Indian stocks.
Indian domestic institutions bought shares, partly balancing that selling.
The Nifty index fell sharply to its lowest point since April 2.
The Sensex also dropped by more than 1,100 points.
Higher crude oil prices made investors more worried.
Almost all major sectors and most Nifty stocks declined.
For the whole week, foreign investors sold shares while domestic institutions continued buying them.
Foreign institutional investors sold Indian equities worth ₹5,353.22 crore on Monday, on a provisional basis.
Domestic institutional investors bought equities worth ₹5,189.02 crore during Monday’s session.
The Nifty fell 360 points to 22,780, its lowest level since April 2, while the Sensex dropped 1,124 points to 72,772.
Rising crude prices, broad sectoral declines and a 13% jump in volatility weighed on investor sentiment.
For the week ended September 25, FIIs sold ₹11,490.03 crore while DIIs bought ₹16,398.15 crore.
- Who
- Foreign institutional investors, domestic institutional investors and Indian equity-market participants.
- What
- FIIs increased their selling of Indian equities as major stock indexes recorded sharp losses.
- When
- On Monday; the weekly figures cover the period ending September 25.
- Where
- Indian equity markets.
- Why
- Rising crude prices, increased volatility and broad market weakness weighed on sentiment, while FIIs continued selling.
- FII net selling Monday
- ₹5,353.22 crore, provisionally
- DII net buying Monday
- ₹5,189.02 crore, provisionally
- Nifty close
- 22,780, down 360 points
- Sensex close
- 72,772, down 1,124 points
- Weekly FII activity
- Net selling of ₹11,490.03 crore for the week ended September 25
- Weekly DII activity
- Net buying of ₹16,398.15 crore for the week ended September 25
- Market breadth
- 47 of 50 Nifty stocks closed lower