SumanSpeaks Independent Capital Markets & Geopolitical Intelligence · Estd 2006 Market Intelligence · FII Sector Flows The Money Is Back. But It Isn't Chasing The Old Trade. ₹16,621 crore of fresh FII money entered Indian equities in just the first fortnight of August 2026 — and financials, autos and consumption stocks captured almost all of it, while IT quietly staged one of its most interesting comebacks of the year. For most of 2026, Foreign Institutional Investors were simply not in the room. Between roughly March and June, FIIs pulled out close to ₹2.6 lakh crore from Indian equities. The trigger was the US-Iran conflict and the oil-price shock that followed it. Global funds simply de-risked out of emerging markets, India included. That phase is now behind us. FIIs turned net buyers in July 2026, investing...