Overview
- Foreign portfolio investors have withdrawn Rs 48,056 crore so far in October, taking cumulative FPI outflows in 2026 to about Rs 3.08 lakh crore, according to CDSL-backed data reported across outlets.
- Domestic institutional investors bought Rs 10,942 crore in the latest week, helping absorb most of the foreign selling while systematic retail flows also provided support.
- Foreign institutional selling continued for a tenth straight week but eased to a weekly outflow of Rs 2,697 crore from a larger withdrawal the prior week.
- Indian benchmarks fell in the holiday-shortened week, with the Nifty closing near 22,600 after a 2.4% weekly drop and mid- and small-cap indices suffering sharper losses of roughly 5.6% and 7.3% respectively.
- Analysts point to higher Brent crude, Middle East and Russia-Ukraine tensions, and earnings and inflation worries as the triggers, and say markets will watch US Fed and Bank of Japan decisions, US GDP prints and oil moves for the next directional cues.