New Delhi, May 22 -- Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), who have been aggressively selling Indian stocks since last year, may remain net sellers in India because of a challenging macroeconomic situation, such as elevated crude oil prices, inflation concerns, the prospects of weak corporate earnings, depreciation of the Indian rupee, and the lack of AI trade, according to experts.

NSDL data show that FPIs have sold Indian equities worth over Rs.2,20,000 crore so far in 2026, after offloading Rs.1,66,286 crore in equities last year.

While domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have relentlessly bought Indian equities during this period, cushioning the impact of massive foreign capital outflows, sustained FPI selling remains one of the k...