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FPIs withdraw Rs 20,974 crore from Indian equities in September
The Hindu BusinessLine··5d ago
Foreign Portfolio Investors pulled out Rs 20,974 crore from Indian equities in September through September 18, CDSL data show. That follows July and August inflows of Rs 20,200 crore and Rs 29,630 crore. FPIs have withdrawn Rs 2.45 lakh crore from equities so far in 2026, above the Rs 1.66 lakh crore outflow for all of 2025.
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What It Means For You
- The Federal Reserve rate range cited is 3.75-4.00 percent.
- The rupee traded near a record low of 95.92-95.96 per US dollar and breached 96 intraday.
- Brent crude has remained above USD 100 a barrel, Choice Wealth's Dheeraj Gaur said.
What's Happening
- Primary-market FPI investment has continued during the month despite equity selling.
- Debt outflows included Rs 10,296 crore via the Fully Accessible Route.
- Further debt exits were Rs 1,817 crore via VRR and Rs 1,068 crore via the general route.
What Analysts Point To
- Gaur linked selling to higher US yields, elevated crude and rupee weakness.
- The rupee fell 1.1 percent in the previous week, its sharpest weekly drop in four months.
- Geojit's V K Vijayakumar flagged the US 10-year yield at 5 percent as a negative for flows.
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