FIIs Continue to Withdraw Funds: FIIs withdrew ₹24,753 crore from Indian markets last week: sold shares worth ₹1.37 lakh crore so far in 2025. Foreign investors have sold Rs 24,753 crore from the Indian stock markets in the first week of March. Since the beginning of 2025, foreign investors have withdrawn Rs 1.37 lakh crore from the Indian stock markets. In the first two months, January and February, FIIs have sold a total of Rs 1.12 lakh crore.
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FIIs Continue to Withdraw Funds
FIIs sold shares worth Rs 78,027 crore in January and Rs 34,574 crore in February. According to experts, FIIs are continuously withdrawing money due to high valuation of Indian stocks and concerns over growth in corporate income. In December 2024, FIIs invested Rs 15,446 crore in Indian stock markets.
FII sold shares worth ₹2,035.10 crore on Friday FIIs remained net sellers on Friday, the last trading day of last week. Domestic institutional investors, i.e. DIIs remained net buyers. According to provisional data, on 7 March FIIs sold shares worth Rs 2,035.10 crore, while DIIs bought shares worth Rs 2,320.36 crore.
During the trading session, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 10,452.93 crore and sold shares worth Rs 8,132.57 crore. FIIs bought shares worth Rs 8,635.45 crore and sold shares worth Rs 10,670.55 crore.
Investors’ attention is shifting towards US assets. The main reason for the recent sell-off in the market is the rise in bond yields in the US, strengthening of the US dollar, and global economic uncertainties. This is shifting investors’ attention towards US assets. The results of companies in the third quarter of the financial year have been weak, which reflects the environment of uncertainty.
FIIs Continue to Withdraw Funds: FIIs are selling due to high valuation in India
According to market experts, FIIs are selling due to high valuation in India. They are investing their money in Chinese stocks, where valuation is low. Not only this, FIIs are selling in large numbers in financial services, whereas this sector is performing well and its valuation is attractive.
FIIs are also withdrawing money from the debt and bond markets. Apart from this, FIIs are also withdrawing money from the debt or bond market. In February, FIIs withdrew Rs 8,932 crore from the bond market under the general limit and Rs 2,666 crore through the voluntary retention route.
FII’s investment in the Indian market in 2024 was Rs 427 crore. Earlier in 2023, FII had invested Rs 1.71 lakh crore. At the same time, in 2022, FII withdrew Rs 1.21 lakh crore from the Indian market.
Sensex fell 7 points on 7 March On the last trading day of the week today i.e. Friday (7 March), the Sensex fell by 7 points and closed at 74,332. Nifty rose by 7 points, it closed at 22,552.
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