FIIs Register Highest Single-Day Sell-Off in 3 Months; Net Sellers for Fifth Consecutive Month

Since October 2024, FIIs have been net sellers for the fifth consecutive month, including February 2025

The relentless selling by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) has been one of the key reasons for the recent correction in the Indian stock markets. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, FIIs have been net sellers to the tune of Rs 1.46 lakh crore in the cash market.

On Friday, the NSE benchmark Nifty50 index closed below the 22,150 mark, recording its sharpest single-day fall in five months, while the Sensex dropped over 1,400 points. One of the primary reasons behind this sharp decline was the highest single-day selling by FIIs, who were net sellers to the tune of Rs 11,639.02 crore. The last time such intense selling was witnessed was in November 2024, when, on November 28, FIIs net sold Rs 11,756.25 crore.

Since October 2024, FIIs have been net sellers for the fifth consecutive month, including February 2025. During February 2025, the Nifty50 index declined by nearly 6 per cent.

In February, FIIs were net buyers on only two trading sessions—February 4 and February 18—when they bought shares worth Rs 809.23 crore and Rs 4,786.56 crore, respectively

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