Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) made sturdy investments in the Indian fairness markets this week, bringing in ₹4,452.3 crore between May 13 and May 16, in line with information from the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).
The highest inflows in the course of the week have been recorded on Friday (May 16, 2025), when FPIs invested a net quantity of ₹5,746 crore in Indian equities. However, the pattern was not constant all through the week. On Tuesday (May 13, 2025), the markets noticed a net outflow of ₹-2,388 crore, indicating some stage of uncertainty or revenue reserving by international investors.
With this week’s inflows, the entire FPI investment into Indian equities thus far in the month of May has reached ₹18,620 crore. The sturdy inflows counsel improved investor confidence, probably pushed by easing international issues, secure home development prospects, or expectations round election outcomes.
Despite the optimistic pattern in May, FPIs proceed to be net sellers in 2025. Since the start of the yr, the entire net FPI outflow stands at ₹-93,731 crore.
This is principally as a result of heavy promoting in the course of the first three months of the yr, January, February, and March, when international uncertainties and rising U.S. bond yields impacted investor sentiment.
Net investments by FPIs in Indian equities stood at ₹4,223 crore throughout April, indicated a turnaround in international investment developments.
In earlier months NSDL information confirmed that FPIs had offered shares price ₹3,973 crore in March. In January and February, that they had offered equities price ₹78,027 crore and ₹34,574 crore, respectively.
The turnaround in April comes after months of net outflows and displays renewed investor confidence in the Indian economic system.
In the final week, the benchmark indices witnessed a promising uptrend rally. The Nifty ends 4.2 % larger, whereas the Sensex was up by 2875 factors.
Among sectors, all the foremost sectoral indices traded in optimistic territory, however Defence, Reality, and Capital Market indices outperformed. Defence gained 17%, Capital Market 11.50% and Reality 10.85%.
Published – May 17, 2025 12:39 pm IST
