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News Topical, Digital Desk : Foreign investors (FPIs) continued to sell in the Indian stock market for the second consecutive month in August. Thursday's figures are yet to come but in August, foreign investors have sold shares worth Rs 22000 crore so far. The main reason for foreign investors selling from the Indian market was the 50 percent tariff on Indian imports by US President Donald Trump and the weak quarterly results of companies in the June quarter. Experts say that these are the reasons why foreign investors are turning to other emerging markets. However, the Indian stock market closed flat on Thursday. Nifty closed 12 points higher at 24631 and Sensex closed 58 points higher at 80598.
According to a report, according to a Bank of America survey, 30 percent of global fund managers said they are underweight on India, followed by 20 percent for Thailand and 10 percent for Malaysia. Japan emerged as the top choice while China was second. Earlier in May, Bloomberg had said that India has overtaken Japan as the most preferred market.
Selling in August crossed Rs 22000 crore During Wednesday's trading session, foreign investors (FPIs) sold Rs 3644 crore from the Indian stock market, taking their total selling in August so far to Rs 22264 crore. This comes after selling of Rs 47666 crore in July, taking the total selling of foreign investors so far in 2025 to Rs 1.92 lakh crore. Foreign investors are selling heavily in domestic tech stocks, as they withdrew holdings worth Rs 20000 crore in July alone. Weak results and weak demand outcome have affected their sentiment. Apart from weak domestic factors, a strengthening US dollar and high US bond yields are putting pressure on the ₹5.2 trillion equity market, due to which India has been performing weaker than its Asian peers in the last one and a half months.
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