What is FIPI (Foreign Investor Portfolio Investment) on the PSX?
FIPI (Foreign Investor Portfolio Investment) is the daily record of net buying and selling by foreign investors on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, published by NCCPL. A positive FIPI means foreigners bought more than they sold that day.
How it works
NCCPL publishes FIPI every trading day, broken down by foreign investor category (foreign corporates, foreign individuals, overseas Pakistanis) and by sector. It is reported in US dollars and Pakistani rupees, as gross buy, gross sell, and net value.
Traders watch FIPI as a proxy for institutional conviction: sustained foreign buying in a sector often precedes re-rating, while heavy foreign selling can cap rallies even when local sentiment is positive. Because it is aggregated, FIPI never names specific stocks — attributing sector flow to individual symbols requires inference from liquidity, delivery, and block-deal data.
See the live data → Participant Flow (FIPI/LIPI) dashboard
Common questions
Where does FIPI data come from?
The National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) compiles FIPI from settled trades and publishes it daily after market close on its website.
Does positive FIPI mean the market will rise?
Not by itself. Foreign flows on the PSX are small relative to local liquidity in many sessions; FIPI is best read as one input alongside local participant flow (LIPI), delivery ratios, and price action.