A total investment of ₹ 1,751 crore has come into the Indian markets.
After several weeks of continuous selling, foreign investors have again become buyers in the Indian stock markets this week. According to data from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), between October 6 and October 10, foreign investors (FIIs) have invested a total of ₹ 1,751 crore in Indian markets.
Despite continuous selling over the past few months, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) continued to support the market and balanced foreign selling, thereby maintaining stability in the market.
Big change in trading behavior
Ajit Mishra, Senior Vice President (Research), Religare Broking, said, in the week of October 6 to 10, foreign investors share market I showed a big change in my trading behavior. They sold heavily in the first two days, which included ₹1,584.48 crore on October 6 and ₹1,471.74 crore on October 7. But in the next three days he bought aggressively. ₹1,663.65 crore on 8 October, ₹737.82 crore on 9 October and ₹2,406.54 crore on 10 October. In this way, a total of Rs 1,751.79 crore came into the country in the entire week.
Indian market will strengthen
Ajit Mishra further said that this change reflects the changing attitude of foreign investors towards Indian stock markets, which has been possible due to global stability and domestic strength. Mishra said, if investment by foreign investors continues like this, it will further strengthen the direction of the market. Provided that the willingness to take global risks remains and the earnings of companies continue to improve.
Decline in total withdrawals
According to NSDL data, after this week’s positive investment, the net withdrawal of FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) from Indian markets has come down to ₹ 2,091 crore so far in October. In comparison, in September, FPIs had made a huge net withdrawal of ₹ 23,885 crore. So far this year, foreign investors have withdrawn a total of ₹ 1,56,611 crore from Indian markets. This recent purchase shows that the confidence of foreign investors is returning in the Indian stock markets. However, the sustainability of this positive trend will depend on future investment inflows, strong earnings of companies and global conditions.
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Were selling for several months
Foreign investors have been selling continuously in the last few months due to Trump’s tariff policies, high valuations of Indian companies and uncertainty over global trade. NSDL data also revealed that so far in 2025, foreign investors have made net sales in all the months except April, May and June, with the highest withdrawal of ₹78,027 crore in January.