Economy
FPIs Withdraw ₹31,282 Crore in Four Sessions as Selling Extends in October
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THE BRIEF
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Foreign Portfolio Investors withdrew ₹31,282 crore from the Indian stock market in just five trading sessions in October following a ₹35,857 crore outflow in September.
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Total FPI withdrawals for 2026 reached ₹2.91 lakh crore, pushing the Nifty 50 toward its worst annual decline since 2011 amid a record eight-week losing streak.
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Analysts attributed the sell-off to elevated crude prices, a weaker rupee, firm US bond yields, and domestic inflationary pressures driven by poor monsoon rains.