FIIs sell Rs 11,820 crore worth of Indian equities in first week of December. Can RBI liquidity be a succor?

Overseas Institutional Buyers’ (FIIs) continued their promoting within the first week of December, offloading Rs 11,820 crore price of Indian equities. They’ve bought home shares price Rs 1,55,495 crore in 2025 year-to-date.

FII promoting on Friday was to the tune of Rs 439 crore whereas the home institutional traders (DIIs) have been internet patrons at Rs 4,189 crore.

Whereas FIIs haven’t budged from their promoting stance, VK Vijayakumar, Chief Funding Strategist at Geojit Investments mentioned that their sell-off has been fully eclipsed by the sustained sturdy shopping for by DIIs who purchased fairness for Rs 19,783 crores throughout this era.

“FIIs are promoting now primarily due to the sharp depreciation of the rupee this 12 months by round 5%. It’s regular for FIIs to promote and take the cash out throughout instances of forex depreciation. Then again, DIIs have been investing systematically assisted by steady fund flows, and not too long ago they’ve been buoyed up by the sturdy GDP development numbers and expectations of uptick in company earnings, going ahead,” he mentioned.

Overseas portfolio flows continued their acquainted sample in December, with abroad traders extending their promoting streak — although the tempo of outflows has eased from November’s Rs 3,765 crore. This adopted a powerful influx of Rs 14,610 crore in October.

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Within the third quarter of CY25, FIIs offloaded shares price Rs 76,619 crore, reversing the shopping for seen within the April–June interval when inflows totalled Rs 38,673 crore. The 12 months had opened on a sharply detrimental observe, with overseas traders pulling out a large Rs 1,16,574 crore in the course of the January–March quarter.

Vijayakumar sees the promoting traits to proceed at greater ranges because the valuations are nonetheless perceived to be on a better facet. “On this tug of battle between FIIs and DIIs, there will probably be days of sharp actions within the markets, in response to information and occasions. For example, if there’s a honest commerce deal between India and the US, that may buoy up the feelings in each fairness and forex markets,” he added.

Vijayakumar mentioned that the 25 bps price lower by the Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) on Friday and the proposed big liquidity infusion have additional improved sentiments in favour of the bulls.

“The choice to offer additional financial stimulus to the economic system even when the economic system is firing on all cylinders displays a brave pro-growth central financial institution. With pro-growth fiscal and financial insurance policies, development regaining momentum and indications of accelerating earnings development, DIIs will proceed to purchase.

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