Foreign investors return home on Dalal Street, FPI inhales ₹19,675 crore; Now will these shares become rockets?

FPI Investment: Following the US-India trade deal, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have infused Rs 19,675 crore into the Indian stock market in the first two weeks of February. This is good news for the domestic stock market. According to depository data, this flow of FPIs has happened after three consecutive months of heavy selling.

Let us tell you that foreign portfolio investors had withdrawn Rs 35,962 crore from the Indian stock market in January, Rs 22,611 crore in December and Rs 3,765 crore in November.

Withdrawal of Rs 1.66 lakh crore in 2025

Overall, in 2025, FPIs are projected to pull out a net Rs 1.66 lakh crore ($18.9 billion) from Indian equities. This has been one of the worst years in terms of FPI inflows. According to the data, FPIs have invested Rs 19,675 crore in stocks this month (till February 13).

What are the experts advising?

Himanshu Srivastava, managing head-research, Morningstar Investment Research India, said recent buying was supported by easing global macro concerns, especially soft US inflation data. This has improved their ability to take risks in emerging markets including India.

Expressing a similar opinion, Wakarjaved Khan, senior fundamental expert at Angel One, said that this inflow has been seen due to the US-India trade agreement, the supportive general budget for 2026-27 and reduction in uncertainties at the global level.

Purchasing took place in 11 sessions in February

FPIs were net buyers in seven out of 11 trading sessions in the month of February and were sellers in four sessions. Despite this, data shows that FPIs have sold a net amount of Rs 1,374 crore this month. The reason for this is that during the 336 point fall in Nifty on February 13, FPIs sold shares worth Rs 7,395 crore. This week’s ‘anthropic shocks’ Due to this, heavy selling was seen in IT shares.

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How will the market be on Monday?

last week stock market After the sharp fall in the stock, investors will now keep an eye on the domestic and global signals coming next week, which include the minutes of the US Federal Reserve meeting, signals from the Reserve Bank of India, the status of the IT sector, gold and silver prices and the activities of foreign investors, which can play an important role in deciding the direction of the Indian stock market.