The automobiles
sector saw the highest selling by
foreign investors across sectors in the second-half of May. Foreign funds dumped
shares in the sector worth ₹3,323 crore after selling ₹706 crore in the first-half of the month, as per NSDL data. The sector received inflows worth ₹1,119 crore and ₹29,389 crore in April and CY 2023, respectively.
FPIs sold shares worth ₹13,350 crore crore across 14 sectors in the May 16-31 period. Other than automobiles,
FMCG, oil & gas and
power sectors also witnessed FPI selling.
ET BureauFMCG witnessed
profit booking by foreign investors worth Rs 3,015 crore between May 16 and 31, after
outflows worth Rs 1,158 in the firsthalf of the month. They offloaded shares worth Rs 2,746 crore and Rs 2,250 crore in oil & gas and power sector, respectively, after selling in the first-half of the month as well.
In the last 15 days of May, over seas investors turned net sold shares in the services and Information Technology (IT) sector. Overseas investors bought
Indian equities worth Rs 13,044 crore across 10 sectors in the second half of the month. Foreign funds continued to infuse funds in capital goods and consumer services sectors worth Rs 5,648 crore and Rs 2,026 crore respectively, after buying Rs 376 crore and Rs 733 crore in the first 15 days of May.
Foreign investors demonstrated renewed buying interest in India’s construction, telecom and financial services sector, with an
investment of Rs 1,125 crore, Rs 1,378 crore and Rs 1,104 crore respectively. They sold shares worth Rs 3,811 crore, Rs 272 crore and Rs 9,687 crore in these sectors in the first-half of May. The
realty sector also witnessed a foreign inflow worth Rs 1,114 crore over the Rs 233 crore inflow in the first-half of the month.