The sales pressure remains; Fiis offload RS 25,564 crore worth of shares in August so far

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued their sales products in August, in which shares of RS 25,564 Crore were unloaded by the stock markets until 23 August. This took the total shares that Fiis sell this year until that date to RS 1.57,440 Crore, according to market data.

FIIs have not only been sellers in shares, but have also trimmed positions in the bond market.

According to VK Vijayakumar, main investment strategist at Geojit Investments Limited, one of the most important factors behind this persistent sale of India is the relatively higher valuations compared to other world markets.

He noted: “Because FIIs continue to invest via the primary market/ QIP route, the main reason to sell through the stock markets is the high ratings in India compared to other markets, in particular emerging markets.”

The sale is widely based on the banks and the financial data, which represent a significant part of Fiis’s participations.

Vijayakumar said that FIIs also loaded shares “about the concern about poor growth prospects and limited income visibility of this segment”, while they were consistent buyers in the Telecom and capital goods shares. He further added that a rates can be reduced in September in the short term. Vipul Bhowar, senior director and head of shares at Waterfield Advisors, said that FIIs were the majority of 2025 net sellers, a trend that existed in August. He remarked: “Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been the majority of 2025 Netto Sellers for most of 2025, and this trend has been most of 2025 Netto sellers for the most part of 2025, and this trend has seen the majority of 2025 and this significant trend, which significant trend, trend trend, trend trend, that significant trend, trend trend.”

However, he pointed out that FIIs still participate selectively in the markets, especially in the primary segment.

“When we investigate the data for secondary and primary market intake, it becomes clear that FIIs are still participating in the primary market. This indicates their continuous investments in new themes and companies, while reducing their exposure to sectors that experienced slower growth, Bhowar explained.

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