FPIs have withdrawn ₹52,100 crore from Indian equities so far in October, following a net outflow of ₹35,861 crore in September, as high crude prices, higher US bond yields and a stronger dollar weighed on sentiment. They had invested ₹20,200 crore in July and ₹29,631 crore in August, but cumulative 2026 outflows have reached ₹3.12 lakh crore, well above the ₹1.66 lakh crore withdrawn in all of 2025, according to CDSL data. Dheeraj Gaur of Choice Wealth attributed the selling to sticky US inflation fuelling expectations of a Fed rate hike and to an AI-led rally in North Asia drawing funds away. FPIs turned marginal buyers on October 16, which V K Vijayakumar of Geojit called a tactical move linked to lower US 10-year yields and a firmer rupee. FPIs kept selling financial services and oil-related stocks but bought consumer services, while remaining net sellers in debt in September.
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