MumbaiForeign investors’ index-futures shorts hit a record 290,041 contracts.

They have also sold ₹20,974 crore of Indian shares this month, depository data show.

Oil rebounded from $82.49 on 6 August to $103.87 Friday as the war spread from Hormuz to the Red Sea.

They had bought ₹49,831 crore in July and August, betting on lower oil.

The US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan each raised rates 25 basis points last week.

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connects FPI retreat to oil shock from Hormuz-Red Sea war expansion; documents 2.5-year selling driven by US tariffs, AI trade bypass

Sources: mint