Foreigners Dump, Locals Buy As Geopolitical Risk Rises
Domestic institutions absorbed a heavy foreign sell-off to keep the market flat, but rising crude tensions and a ticking VIX suggest the calm is fracturing.
The market closed flat, masking a fierce battle beneath the surface between foreign sellers and domestic buyers. While the Nifty 50 breadth settled near neutral with 21 advances against 27 declines, the session was defined not by stock movement but by capital flows, as foreign investors dumped shares while local funds stepped in to catch the falling knife.
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