Govt says FPI outflows from Indian equity not sign of lack of confidence
This story was originally published at 15:59 IST on 17 March 2026
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MUMBAI – The change in net investments of foreign portfolio investors does not necessarily indicate a lack of global confidence in the Indian equity market, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha Tuesday in a written reply to a question.
"FPI flows are dynamic and fluctuate depending upon various factors such as geopolitical tensions, uncertainties surrounding trade tariffs, global investor sentiments, currency movements and portfolio rebalancing by global funds across emerging markets," Chaudhary said in his reply.
The recent FPI outflows from Indian equities are part of a broader pattern noticed in emerging markets and not specific to India, the junior minister said. "Several emerging markets have seen selling by foreign portfolio investors."
In the financial year 2025-26 (Apr-Mar), FPIs have been net sellers in six of the 11 months till February, according to National Securities Depository Ltd. data cited by Chaudhary. So far in March, they have sold over INR 339 billion. So far in FY26, they have offloaded equity worth INR 969.74 billion. End
Reported by Gopika Balasubramanium
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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