FPIs Invest ₹16,621 Crore in Indian Equities in August

Foreign investors are people and companies from other countries who buy small pieces of companies in India, called shares.

For most of this year, they were selling more shares than they were buying, meaning money was leaving India.

In the first half of August 2026, they bought Indian shares worth ₹16,621 crore, which is a very large amount of money.

They had also bought more shares in July after selling heavily from March to June.

Experts say investors came back because Indian shares look like good value compared with other markets.

Companies in India are also earning steady profits, and the United States may lower interest rates, which helps.

Lower oil prices and a calmer currency made investors feel safer too.

Still, overall this year they have taken more money out of India than they have put in.

Investors will keep watching things like US interest rates and oil prices to decide what to do next.