Archive · 31 Jul 2026
FIIs Return to Indian Stocks Amid Global Volatility
Foreign investors who usually sell Indian stocks have started buying them again.
They say the markets in places like the U.S. and South Korea are very jumpy, especially tech companies.
In South Korea, the big companies Samsung and SK Hynix moved a lot, making the whole market jump 16% in one day.
Because of this jumpiness, some investors don’t like the risk, so they are buying Indian stocks instead.
Even though foreign investors have taken out $58 billion from India, local investors have put in $166 billion, and regular people are still investing about $3 billion each month through savings plans, which helps keep the market steady.
FIIs have shifted from selling to buying Indian equities in the last three days.
Geojit strategist VK Vijayakumar links the shift to high volatility in U.S. and South Korean tech stocks.
South Korea’s Kospi index rose 16% on a day when Samsung and SK Hynix spiked 25% and 21% respectively.
Since September 2024, FIIs have withdrawn $58 billion from India, while domestic investors added $166 billion.
Retail SIP inflows of about $3 billion per month help cushion the impact of FII outflows.
- Who
- Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and domestic institutional investors (DIIs)
- What
- FIIs have shifted from selling to buying Indian equities amid high global market volatility
- When
- Over the past three days, with outflows totaling $58 billion since September 2024
- Where
- Indian equity market, with reference to South Korea’s Kospi index
- Why
- High volatility in tech stocks and global markets has made institutional investors wary, prompting FIIs to buy in India
- FII outflows since Sep 2024
- $58 billion
- Domestic investor inflows
- $166 billion
- Monthly SIP inflows
- $3 billion
- Kospi rise
- 16%
- Samsung spike
- 25%
- SK Hynix spike
- 21%