New Delhi, 23 February (HS): Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continue to play the role of sellers in the domestic stock market. In the month of February, FPIs have so far withdrawn Rs 23,710 crore from the stock market. It is believed that due to the announcement of reciprocal duty by US President Donald Trump and the talk of imposing new tariffs on the import of steel and aluminum, there is concern in the market at the global level, due to which FPIs are engaged in withdrawing their money.

According to the data received from the depository, FPIs have withdrawn more than Rs 1 lakh crore in the year 2025. In the month of January, FPIs had withdrawn Rs 78,027 crore from the domestic stock market. After this, in February also, while withdrawing their money from the domestic market, FPIs withdrew Rs 23,710 crore till February 21. In this way, FPIs have withdrawn a total of Rs 1,01,737 crore in 2025. Due to this strong selling by foreign investors, Nifty has given a negative return of 4 percent on an annual basis during this period.

Market experts believe that investors are worried due to the turmoil at the global level, especially the policies of the Trump administration in the US. Especially the way US President Donald Trump has indicated to intensify the tariff war, there is an atmosphere of uncertainty in the global market. In such a situation, foreign portfolio investors are adopting a risk management strategy by withdrawing from all the emerging markets of the world including the Indian stock market.

Prashant Dhami, Vice President of Dhami Securities, says that along with the concern on the global front, the weaker than expected quarterly results of companies on the domestic front and the fall in the value of the rupee due to the strength of the dollar index have also weakened the global appeal for Indian assets. Apart from this, one of the reasons behind the selling in Indian markets is the buying environment in China, due to which foreign investors are busy selling in India and buying in China with this money.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar