FPI Selling Can Pressure Even Good Companies

Stocks to understand: Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank TCS,

and others | Foreign portfolio investors have again turned sellers, with reports indicating around ₹13,138 crore of Indian-equity outflows during the first half of September. For 2026, reported FPI withdrawals have reached a very large level. Higher crude prices, US bond yields and a stronger dollar are among the factors hurting investor risk appetite. Learning for beginners: A good company can fall even when its business remains fundamentally sound. Institutional investors sometimes reduce exposure because of asset allocation, currency movements, global interest rates or geopolitical risk. Therefore, never confuse short-term price weakness with permanent business deterioration.