FPIs invested Rs 46,532 crore in August, Rs 3,301 crore in July and Rs 24,053 crore in June on a net basis

According to depositories data, the overseas investors pumped in Rs 40,262 crore into equities and Rs 1,068 crore in the debt segment between August 3 and August 21

FPIs have been net buyers for two consecutive months prior to this. They invested Rs 3,301 crore in July and Rs 24,053 crore in June on net basis

The investment in July was lower than Rs 24,053 crore pumped in June as FPIs maintained a \"cautious stance\" while investing in India as coronavirus cases continued to surge

The IT sector has posted good numbers and most of the companies have performed more or less in line with the expectations, he noted. This might add to the sector's appeal

Himanshu Srivastava, associate director - manager research, Morningstar India said \"The surge in markets has been providing profit booking opportunities to them. In addition to that, many states have also been implementing fresh lockdown measure to curb rising coronavirus cases\".

The overseas investors pulled out a net Rs 2,210 crore from equities and Rs 657 crore from debt segment, taking the total net outflow to Rs 2,867 crore between July 1-10, according to the depositories data

The Indian financial markets will continue to witness rotational trend with respect to foreign flows. Bouts of net inflows and outflows are expected by FPIs depending on their changing opinion and global trends, he noted.

Prior to this, foreign investors remained net sellers for three consecutive months. They pulled out a net Rs 7,366 crore in May, Rs 15,403 crore in April and a record Rs 1.1 trillion in March

As per depositories data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) infused a net Rs 14,569 crore into equities but pulled out a net Rs 21,935 crore from the debt segment between May 1-29

The inflow comes following a net withdrawal of Rs 6,883 crore in April and Rs 61,973 crore in March on fears of a coronavirus-induced global recession

In March, FPIs had withdrawn a record Rs 1.1 lakh crore on a net basis from the Indian capital markets (both equity and debt)

In order to contain the spread of coronavirus, lockdowns have become a norm world over and have led the FPIs to adopt a cautious stance

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Overseas investors pulled out a net sum of Rs 24,776.36 crore from equities and Rs 13,199.54 crore from the debt segment between Mar 2-13, depositories data showed

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Before this, FPIs were net buyers in the Indian capital markets for six consecutive months since September 2019

FPIs invested a net sum of Rs 10,750 crore into equities and Rs 12,352 crore into the debt segment, taking the total net investment to Rs 23,102 crore between February 3-20

FPIs pumped in Rs 10,426 crore into equities and Rs 14,191 crore into the debt segment between February 3 and 14.