New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- The Indian stock market witnessed the worst-ever outflows from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in 2025, as their sentiment towards Asia's third-largest economy remained fragile, even though corporate earnings and domestic consumption showed signs of recovery.

As of December 27, FPIs have sold Rs.22,130 crore worth of Indian equities through exchanges, extending their selling streak to a sixth consecutive month. This has taken cumulative secondary market outflows to Rs.2,31,990 crore.

In contrast, FPIs remained net buyers in the primary market, pumping in Rs.73,583 crore during the year. Including these inflows, total net outflows stood at Rs.1,58,407 crore, marking the worst annual outflow on record. Out of the ...