FPI Data: Foren portfolio investors (FPIs) continue to migrate from Indian equity markets. FPIs have withdrawn Rs 21,272 crore from Indian markets in the first two weeks of February due to global tension after the US imposed tariffs on imports.
According to the data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have sold shares worth Rs 21,272 crore from Indian equity so far this month (till 14 February).
According to news agency PTI, the withdrawal by FPI came after a net outflow of Rs 78,027 crore in January. According to depository data, in 2025, the FPI has withdrawn a total of Rs 99,299 crore i.e. about Rs 1 lakh crore.
VK Vijaykumar of Geojit Financial Services to PTI told that when the dollar index goes down, the FPI strategy will be reversed.
Himanshu Srivastava of Morningstar Investment Research India to PTI said that by US President Donald Trump, the introduction of new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and announcing the plan of reciprocal tariff on many countries has increased market concerns.
He said that these developments have rejected the fears of potential global trade war, which has withdrawn money from Emerging Market including India. He said that the weak figures of the December quarter and the steady decline of Indian rupee, which crossed the low -lying level of many years, reduced the Indian asset further.
Vipul Bhover of Waterfield Advisors to PTI said that changes in global policies, especially changes from the US, are creating a sense of uncertainty among FPIs, causing FPIs to change their investment strategies in dynamic markets like India.
FPI became buyers in date market
According to the PTI report, in February, the FPI has been buyers in the date market so far. He has added Rs 1,296 crore to a date general limit and Rs 206 crore in a date volunteer retention route.
According to the data, FPI had influenced a net of only Rs 427 crore in the year 2024, which reduced the investment of foreign investors in Indian equity to a great extent. This inflow by FPI in 2024 is completely opposite to a net inflow of Rs 1.71 lakh crore in 2023. In comparison, a net outflow of Rs 1.21 lakh crore was observed in 2022 amidst aggressive increase in rates by global central banks.