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FPIs withdraw Rs 13,138 crore from equities
The Hindu BusinessLine··13 Sept
Foreign portfolio investors pulled Rs 13,138 crore from Indian equities in early September, CDSL data show. That followed net buying of Rs 20,200 crore in July and Rs 29,630 crore in August. NSDL logged the same September figure through September 11. 2026 FPI equity outflows reached Rs 2.37 lakh crore, above Rs 1.66 lakh crore withdrawn in all of 2025.
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What It Means For You
- September’s first-half FPI equity selling is already a large monthly print.
- Debt routes also saw outflows, including Rs 1,350 crore via the FAR window.
- Market voices tied the selling to higher crude prices and firmer US yields.
What's Happening
- FPIs sold from March to June before buying in July and August.
- Brent rose to $109.97 a barrel on Friday and stayed above $102.
- Vedant Gupte called September selling a dollar-and-crude story.
The 2026 Outflow Totals
- Year-to-date outflows of Rs 2.37 lakh crore exceed 2025’s Rs 1.66 lakh crore.
- V K Vijayakumar flagged risk if the US 10-year yield nears 5 percent.
- Business Standard reported the same September withdrawal from the same data.
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