Foreign Portfolio Investors Sell ₹45,536 Cr in September, Yet Primary Market Remains Active

Mumbai, Oct 4 – Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) exited Indian equities worth about ₹45,536 crore during September 2026. The sell‑off was concentrated in the secondary market, but their appetite for fresh issues persisted, as they allocated roughly ₹9,676 crore to primary‑market share allocations in the same month. Analysts point to the U.S. 10‑year Treasury yield breaching the 5.2 percent threshold and the prospect of sustained high crude‑oil prices as the chief catalysts behind the heightened foreign outflow.