# FPIs stay open to IPO bets despite equity exodus — retained record

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In contrast, they were net sellers of equities worth $28.9 billion (₹2.7 lakh crore) in the secondary market, far higher than the outflow of $19.6 billion (₹1.7 lakh crore) in 2025 till August-end.
In July, the year's two largest IPOs so far were launched including those of SBI Funds management at ₹9,796 crore and Manipal Health Enterprises at ₹9,275 crore. This formed 69% of ₹73,673 crore raised in the first eight months of 2026 from 62 IPOs.
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In the first eight months of 2025, though the number of IPOs was lower at 49, the money raised was similar at ₹71,954 crore, driven by large IPOs including that of HDB Financial Services, which raised ₹12,500 crore and Hexaware Technologies, which mopped up ₹8,750 crore.
In the secondary market, momentum is gradually catching up as FPIs are showing renewed interest against the backdrop of a sell-off in the Asian markets including South Korea and Taiwan where semiconductor stocks are losing ground amid uncertainties over the sustainability of the capital expenditure on the artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
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