Foreign investors (FIIs) have invested Rs 14,167 crore so far in May. Despite the India-Pakistan tension, FIIs are continuously buying in the Indian market. Earlier in April, foreign investors became net buyers for the first time in 2025 with a purchase of Rs 4,223 crore. At the same time, FIIs sold shares worth Rs 1.4 lakh crore in the first three months of the year. In the first two months of 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. At the same time, in the two business weeks of April, FIIs made a record purchase of Rs 25,897 crore. According to experts, FIIs were 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. FIIs sold shares worth ? 3,798.71 crore on Friday On the last trading day of last week, FIIs remained net sellers. Whereas Domestic Institutional Investors i.e. DIIs remained net buyers. According to provisional data, on May 9, FIIs sold shares worth Rs 3,798.71 crore, while DIIs bought shares worth Rs 7,277.74 crore. During the trading session, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 15,547.15 crore and sold shares worth Rs 8,269.41 crore. Whereas FIIs bought shares worth Rs 11,482.61 crore and sold shares worth Rs 15,281.32 crore. Buying started after 90-day ban on tariffs US President Donald Trump’s 90-day temporary tariff relief is expected to speed up the discussions on the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) between India and the US. Due to these decisions, FIIs have invested Rs 25,897 crores in the last 2 business weeks. Selling due to high valuation in initial months According to market experts, FIIs were selling in the initial months of 2025 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. Sensex fell by 880 points on 9th May There was a decline in the stock market on Friday, 9th May. Sensex closed at 79,454, falling by 880 points (1.10%). Nifty also fell by 266 points (1.10%), it closed at 24,008.
