Equity markets remained the primary focus for foreign investors throughout the week.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) invested ₹14,159.82 crore in Indian markets during the week ended February 13, marking sustained buying interest across five consecutive sessions, according to data from the National Securities Depository Limited.
The week started strong with FPIs pumping in ₹4,069.09 crore on Tuesday, the highest single-day inflow of the week. Monday saw inflows of ₹3,094.88 crore, while Thursday recorded nearly identical buying at ₹3,113.09 crore. Friday and Wednesday saw relatively modest inflows of ₹2,408.18 crore and ₹1,473.68 crore respectively.
Equity markets remained the primary focus for foreign investors throughout the week. FPIs invested ₹11,545.81 crore in equities across the five trading days, with Tuesday recording the highest equity inflow of ₹3,697.55 crore. Monday saw equity buying of ₹3,511.64 crore, followed by Thursday at ₹3,112.85 crore. Friday’s equity inflow stood at ₹903.46 crore, while Wednesday witnessed the weakest equity appetite with just ₹320.31 crore coming in.
Debt markets attracted ₹2,896.21 crore during the week across all debt categories. Friday witnessed the strongest debt buying with ₹1,511.86 crore flowing in across debt-general, debt-VRR and debt-FAR segments. Thursday saw debt inflows of ₹30.58 crore, while Wednesday recorded ₹1,133.86 crore. Tuesday’s debt segment attracted ₹435.70 crore, and Monday saw ₹448.91 crore coming in.
Trade deal clarity
“The clarity surrounding the India-US trade deal has played an important role in improving risk sentiment and reducing policy uncertainty, which has encouraged this shift,” said Pranay Aggarwal, Director and CEO of Stoxkart. “However, this appears to be a cautious reallocation rather than a decisive structural reversal.”
Hybrid instruments witnessed net outflows of ₹1,146.75 crore for the week, with Monday recording the steepest selling at ₹1,012.12 crore. Mutual fund schemes received cumulative inflows of ₹199.95 crore across the five sessions.
The week’s buying comes after FPIs had sold Indian equities for three consecutive months. However, the cumulative picture for February remains mixed. Dr V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Investments Limited, noted that despite buying on seven out of eleven trading days in February till the 13th, FPIs remained net sellers of ₹1,374 crore for the month.
“The net figure has been skewed by the big sell figure of ₹7,395 crore on 13th when the Nifty fell by 336 points and the week witnessed massive selling in IT stocks reeling under the Anthropic shock,” Vijayakumar said.
Akhil Puri, Partner at Financial Advisory, Forvis Mazars India, cautioned that while February’s inflows reflect improving sentiment, sustainability depends on several factors. “Key elements are still being negotiated. These include the depth of tariff cuts for sectors such as textiles and auto components, the scope and timeline of India’s proposed $500 billion purchase of US goods, digital trade rules and reduction of non-tariff barriers,” Puri said.
“Sustained FII inflows will ultimately depend on earnings delivery, policy clarity and India’s resilience amid global geopolitical uncertainties,” he added.
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Published on February 14, 2026
