Foreign investors (FIIs) have invested Rs 18,620 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. 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 bought shares worth ? 8,831.05 crore on Friday FIIs remained net buyers on Friday, the last trading day of last week. At the same time, domestic institutional investors i.e. DIIs remained net buyers. According to provisional data, on May 16, FIIs sold shares worth Rs 8,831.05 crore, while DIIs bought shares worth Rs 5,187.09 crore. During the trading session, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 16,971.90 crore and sold shares worth Rs 11,784.81 crore. At the same time, FIIs bought shares worth Rs 21,379.92 crore and sold shares worth Rs 12,548.87 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 crore in the last 2 business weeks. Selling due to high valuation in the 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 200 points on May 16 The stock market declined on May 16. Sensex closed at 82,330, falling 200 points. At the same time, Nifty also fell by 42 points. It closed at 25,019. Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 14 saw a decline and 16 saw an increase. Today there is a big decline in banking and IT stocks. Whereas energy and finance shares closed with strength.
