Foreign investors (FIIs) have invested Rs 8,472 crore in the Indian stock markets in the last trading week (April 15-17). Since the beginning of April, FIIs have sold shares worth Rs 23,103 crore. At the same time, since the beginning of 2025, foreign investors have withdrawn Rs 1.4 lakh crore from the Indian stock markets. In the first two months, January and February, FIIs sold shares worth Rs 78,027 and Rs 34,574 crore. There was a sale of Rs 3,973 crore in March. According to experts, FIIs are continuously withdrawing money due to uncertainty in the market due to Trump’s new tariff policy, global recession, high valuation of Indian stocks and concerns about growth in corporate income. On Thursday, FIIs bought shares worth ? 4,667.94 crore. On Thursday, the last trading day of last week i.e. Thursday, FIIs remained net buyers. At the same time, domestic institutional investors i.e. DII remained net sellers. According to provisional data, on April 17, FIIs bought shares worth Rs 4,667.94 crore while DIIs sold shares worth Rs 2,006.15 crore. During the trading session, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 13,773.79 crore and sold shares worth Rs 15,779.94 crore. FIIs bought shares worth Rs 18,210.41 crore and sold shares worth Rs 13,542.47 crore. Purchases made after 90-day ban on tariffs US President Donald Trump’s 90-day temporary tariff relief is expected to speed up discussions on a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and the US. Due to these decisions, FIIs have invested Rs 8,472 crore in the last trading week. Selling happened due to high valuation in initial months According to market experts, in the initial months of 2025, FIIs were selling due to high valuation in India. They were investing their money in Chinese stocks, where valuation is low. Not only this, FIIs are selling in a big way in financial services, whereas this sector is performing well and its valuation is attractive. On April 17, the market witnessed a rise of up to 2% There was a big rise in the stock market after the fall on Thursday, 17 April. The Sensex closed at 78,553 level, gaining 1509 points (1.96%). Nifty also rose by 414 points (1.77%), it closed at 23,852 level.
