The week in charts: FPI selloff, Reliance bets, Blinkit’s expansion plans

What happened: Foreign portfolio investors pulled ₹48,056 crore from Indian equities till 23 October. Eternal raised its Blinkit dark store target to 3,500 by March 2027, and the government plans to corporatize 11 major ports by 2030. Key numbers: FPI Why it matters: October could mark the seventh month in 2026 of net foreign outflows, with high crude prices, rising US bond yields and a stronger dollar weighing on sentiment. Blinkit accounted for 80% of Eternal's revenue, making expansion central to growth, while port corporatization aims to speed decisions on operations and funding.

Foreign portfolio investors pulled ₹48,056 crore from Indian equities till 23 October. Eternal raised its Blinkit dark store target to 3,500 by March 2027, and the government plans to corporatize 11 major ports by 2030.

October could mark the seventh month in 2026 of net foreign outflows, with high crude prices, rising US bond yields and a stronger dollar weighing on sentiment. Blinkit accounted for 80% of Eternal's revenue, making expansion central to growth, while port corporatization aims to speed decisions on operations and funding.