Foreigner The process of portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrawing money from the Indian stock market continues. In the first week of December, FPIs withdrew money from the Indian stock markets by selling shares worth Rs 11,820 crore, the pressure of which was clearly visible in the market. The main reason for this withdrawal of FPI is the sharp decline in the value of rupee. This sharp selling has happened after withdrawing money by selling shares worth Rs 3765 crore in November and this has increased the pressure on the market. Foreign investors had invested Rs 14,610 crore in October, breaking the three-month long selling trend. However, they started selling once again in November.
Foreign investors are worried about the huge fall in rupee
Foreign portfolio investors had withdrawn money by selling shares worth Rs 23,885 crore in September, Rs 34,990 crore in August and Rs 17,700 crore in July. According to NSDL data, FPIs made a net withdrawal of Rs 11,820 crore from equities in the first week of this month (December, 2025). This takes the total withdrawal to Rs 1.55 lakh crore in 2025. According to experts, the main reason for the latest selling is concerns related to the Indian currency rupee. Let us tell you that on Thursday, December 4, the rupee fell by 28 paise and reached its lowest level of 90.43 per dollar.
There was flat trading in the market last week
Let us tell you that last week the market had done absolutely flat business. During this period, BSE Sensex closed up by just 5.7 points. While NSE Nifty closed with a fall of 16.5 points. VK Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist of Geojit Investments, said that the rupee has weakened by about five percent this year, due to which FPIs are selling. However, despite withdrawal of FPIs, strong buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) supported the market. During the same period, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 19,783 crore.
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