Persistent FII fund outflow forces nifty to end lower for third day

17 Dec 2025 Evaluate

Extending losing streak for the third straight session, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended marginally lower on Wednesday. Positive cues from other Asian markets helped index to made slightly positive. But in a while, market wiped out all its initial gains and started wavering near neutral line with negative bias. Sentiments were pessimistic as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest data report showed that India’s outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) commitments declined 30.82% to $2037.07 million in November 2025, from $2944.45 million in November 2024. Besides, persistent foreign fund outflow dampened on investors sentiments. As per exchange data, foreign institutional investors (FII) offloaded equity worth Rs 2,381.92 crore on Tuesday. In afternoon session, market continued its choppy trade in red terrain and maintained it till the end of the session. Finally, Nifty ended below 25850 mark. 

Traders were seen piling up positions in PSU Bank, IT and Metal stocks, while selling was witnessed in Media, Consumer Durables and Realty. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Shriram Finance, Canara Bank and Bank of India. On the other hand, the top losers were Polycab India, Max Healthcare Institute and Colgate Palmolive (India). In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 25900 - 26100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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