FPIs Infuse ₹8,831 Crore into Indian Stocks — Biggest Single-Day Investment Since March

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) continued their buying spree in Indian share markets for the third consecutive session on Friday, making a huge investment of ₹8,831.1 crore — the highest single-day inflow since March 27.

This has been according to provisional figures issued by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Saturday.

This investment upsurge reflects a renewed confidence among foreign investors in India's equity market, though the global financial scenarios remain uncertain.

A day ago, on Thursday, FPIs had infused ₹5,746.5 crore in Indian shares. Their overall May net infusion so far stands at ₹18,620 crore, indicating a strong recovery from April, when they had invested ₹4,223 crore, based on National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) figures.

Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs), who were recently on the sidelines as buyers, also returned as net buyers on Friday, injecting ₹5,187.1 crore into the equity markets.

In spite of this foreign fund inflow, Indian benchmark indices closed in the negative on Friday, weighed down by profit-taking in big-cap stocks. The Nifty lost 42.30 points, or 0.17%, to close at 25,019.80. The Sensex lost 200.15 points, or 0.24%, to close the day at 82,330.59.

In intraday trading, the Nifty was down to as low as 24,953.05 (down 0.44%), and the Sensex was down to 82,146.95, a fall of 0.47%.

Both indices, however, closed the week of May 16 with significant gains. The Nifty was up 4.21%, and the Sensex increased 3.62% — their best weekly gains since October 2024.

"Nifty remains above its short-term moving averages with a bullish trend. The next resistance is at 25,207 while support is around 24,800," said Nandish Shah, Senior Derivatives and Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities.

FPI outflow in May has mirrored a notable comeback relative to the previous half of 2025. From January to March, foreign investors were steady net sellers, withdrawing ₹78,027 crore in January, ₹34,574 crore in February, and ₹3,973 crore in March.