Foreign investors withdrew ₹ 12,569 crore in 7 days: ₹ 1.5 lakh crore have been withdrawn from the Indian stock market this year

After buying in October, foreign investors (FPIs) have once again started selling in November. FPIs have so far withdrawn Rs 12,569 crore from the Indian market this month. The reason for this is that India is considered a lagging market in the AI ​​rally.

Earlier in October, FPI had invested Rs 14,610 crore, which came after three consecutive months of selling. There was a withdrawal of Rs 23,885 crore in September, Rs 34,990 crore in August and Rs 17,700 crore in July. So far in 2025, FPIs have withdrawn more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore from the Indian stock market.

Invest in other countries to take advantage of AI rally

V.K., Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. According to Vijayakumar, this selloff is linked to global weakness and risk-off mood. “FPI hedge funds are investing in markets like US, China, South Korea and Taiwan to take advantage of the AI ​​rally, while India is considered an AI-underperformer. This uncertainty is affecting the Indian market.

Vijayakumar says valuations of AI-related stocks are now at high levels, and the risk of a bubble in technology stocks could limit the selloff in India. “If this sentiment strengthens and India’s earnings growth remains healthy, then FPIs may gradually start buying again,” he said.

Investment may increase due to good quarterly results of companies

Waqar, Senior Fundamental Analyst, Angel One, said that in the first week of November, FPIs sold Rs 12,569 crore in Indian stocks amid selling of technology stocks in Asian markets and other major countries.

He said, the results of the second quarter of the financial year 2025-26 have been slightly better than expected, especially in midcap companies, but due to global uncertainty, foreign investors may remain cautious in the near future. As the earnings season progresses, investment in some selected sectors and stocks may increase again.

The market closed down on Friday

On Friday, November 7, the last trading day of the week, the Sensex fell 95 and closed at 83,216. Nifty also fell by 17 points, it closed at the level of 25,492. Today the market was down by 600 points.

16 out of 30 Sensex stocks closed falling. Airtel shares fell by 4.4%. Tech Mahindra, Trent and Reliance also closed down. Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel and Bajaj Finserv closed more than 2% higher.