India, April 4 -- Out of 180 lakh sq ft gross leasing of office space, foreign firms rented 111.6 lakh sq ft while domestic firms 68.4 lakh sq ft between January and March across nine major cities, according to a CBRE report on April 4.

Foreign firms rented 62% of 180 lakh sq ft office space leased in Jan-Mar across 9 cities, it said.

On a pan-India basis, the office sector recorded a gross absorption of 18 million sq ft in the same period, reflecting a 5% year-over-year growth. Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, and Mumbai collectively accounted for approximately 64% of the total leasing activity, the report added.

The report also highlighted that BFSI firms recorded over 100% y-o-y growth in office leasing in the January-March quarter, accounting...