NEW DELHI: In the first half of August, the foreign investors have offloaded Indian equities worth nearly Rs 21,000 crore.
The development comes amid the US-India trade tensions, lacklustre first-quarter corporate earnings, and a weakening rupee.
According to the depositories data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew a net sum of Rs 20,975 crore from equities till August 14.
In July, a net withdrawal of Rs 17,741 crore was recorded, and FPIs invested Rs 38,673 crore in the preceding three months from March to June.
With this, the total outflow by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in equities reached the Rs 1.16 trillion mark so far in 2025, according to data with the depositories.
On the other hand, FPIs invested Rs 4,469 crore in the debt general limit, and pumped Rs 232 crore into the debt voluntary retention route during the period under review.
According to a report by a global news agency, a planned visit by US trade negotiators to New Delhi from August 25-29 has been called off.
The current round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement is now likely to be deferred to another date that has yet to be decided, it said.
Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods, citing New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil in a move that sharply escalated tensions between the two nations.
Agencies