Foreign investors took out ₹2.6 lakh crore this year.
One suitcase is ₹10,000 crore. Departures: money foreign investors took out. Arrivals: money they put in. Jan to Sep 2026.
What the chart shows
Foreign investors took about ₹2.6 lakh crore out of Indian shares from January to September 2026 (₹2,60,302 crore), selling more than they bought in 6 of the 9 months.
Month by month (what they bought minus what they sold)
| January | ₹35,962 crore taken out |
|---|---|
| February | ₹22,615 crore put in |
| March | ₹1,17,775 crore taken out |
| April | ₹60,847 crore taken out |
| May | ₹32,963 crore taken out |
| June | ₹49,340 crore taken out |
| July | ₹20,200 crore put in |
| August | ₹29,631 crore put in |
| September | ₹35,861 crore taken out |
| January to September | ₹2,60,302 crore taken out |
Where the money moved
| On the stock market (shares already trading) | ₹3,15,826 crore taken out |
|---|---|
| New shares bought from companies (IPOs and other new share sales) | ₹55,524 crore put in |
Biggest month: March, ₹1,17,775 crore taken out. Without it, the other 8 months still come to ₹1,42,527 crore taken out. Months they put money in: February, July and August. For reference, all of 2025: ₹1,66,284 crore taken out. October so far (4 days, to 7 Oct 2026): ₹25,126 crore taken out, not counted above.
What this is: for each month, the value of Indian shares foreign investors (foreign funds and investors outside India) bought minus the value they sold, from the daily reports of the depository that keeps the record of who owns which shares. What it is not: a forecast, advice, or a reason why they bought or sold.
How it is measured
Each row is one month from the depository's daily reports on foreign investors (foreign funds and investors outside India, known as FPIs): the value of Indian shares they bought minus the value they sold. It counts shares bought and sold on the stock market and new shares bought straight from companies (IPOs and other new share sales). Months follow the dates the depository reports on.
One suitcase stands for ₹10,000 crore in every row; the last suitcase in a row is cut to its exact share, and each row prints its amount. Each month is rounded to the nearest crore, and the total adds up the rounded months. The month in progress is left out until it ends.
March alone was ₹1,17,775 crore taken out. Without it, the other 8 months still come to ₹1,42,527 crore taken out, so the year's direction does not rest on one month. For reference, all of 2025 was ₹1,66,284 crore taken out.
This year's months come to more than that only because of March: without it they are ₹1,42,527 crore. This shows what foreign investors bought and sold. It does not say why, it is not a forecast, and it is not advice.
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