Foreign investors cut stakes in 10 smallcaps as shares fall up to 70%

Nine of the ten companies saw their values drop by 50 to 70 percent in the current calendar year.

Nine of the ten companies saw their values drop by 50 to 70 percent in the current calendar year. Published 2026-11-09 by Falling Shares.

2026-11-09 | By Falling Shares Intelligence, edited by Wung Thomas, Editor-in-Chief

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Shares in ten smallcap stocks fell sharply in the latest session after reports revealed that foreign institutional investors have reduced their holdings in these companies for three consecutive quarters. The sustained selling pressure has contributed to significant market corrections, with some shares losing up to 70 percent of their value.

Three quarters of divestment

Foreign institutional investors have systematically cut their positions in 235 companies listed on the BSE smallcap index over the past three quarters, according to The Economic Times.

This prolonged divestment highlights a persistent trend of foreign capital exiting the segment, rather than a one-off reaction to recent market movements.

Nine stocks lose half their value

The impact of this sustained foreign selling has been most severe on ten specific smallcap stocks. Nine of these ten companies have suffered declines between 50 and 70 percent in the current calendar year, as reported by local media and MSN.

The losses are significant enough to highlight the vulnerability of smallcap stocks to sustained foreign investor outflows, with the majority of the value erosion occurring over the course of the year rather than in a single day.