FPIs pumped $1.2 billion into India's primary market in October
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) put ₹10,708 crore ($1.2 billion) into India's primary market in October 2025—the second-highest this year after July.
It's the fourth straight month FPIs picked IPOs and new listings over regular stock trading.
Overall, they flipped from selling to buying, with $1.7 billion net inflows as the Sensex rose and market mood improved.
Major IPOs attracting FPI interest
Major IPOs like Tata Capital (₹15,512 crore), LG Electronics India (₹11,607 crore), WeWork India (₹3,000 crore), and Canara HSBC Life Insurance (₹2,518 crore) attracted strong FPI interest.
Lenskart also launched a huge ₹7,278 crore IPO at the end of October.
MFs have absorbed all the foreign ups and downs
So far this year, FPIs have invested $6.2 billion in new issues but sold $22.2 billion in regular shares—meaning a net outflow of nearly $16 billion for 2025!
Meanwhile, Indian mutual funds kept supporting the market with ₹20,195 crore invested last month alone and over ₹4 lakh crore so far this year—helping balance out all those foreign ups and downs.