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Foreign investor buying fails to soothe edgy Street
Mint Bangalore
|February 28, 2026
buoyed metal and oil & gas stocks, said experts, Both sectors emerged as the week’s top performers.
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India was among the weaker performers globally this week. ‘The Nifty 50 declined by more than 1%, even as several Asian markets advanced. South Korea’s KOSPI gained nearly 8%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Mi Index also ended in positive territory. The US benchmarks like the S&P 500 delivered largely flat returns.
“India’s underperformance is cyclical, though 2026 marks the third straight year of relative weakness,” said Anand K Rathi, co-founder of Mira Money. “Valuations have corrected from 23-25 times forward P/E to about 19-22 times, making them healthier.”
Yet, some respite appears to be on the horizon. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) staged a sharp comeback in February, pumping in a net ₹22,615 crore into Indian equities after pressing the sell button for three consecutive months.
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