Remittances towards foreign equity/debt see a 57 per cent jump in H1FY26

The outward remittance towards equity/debt touched $279 million in September 2025
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Indian retail investors are increasingly eyeing global markets to diversify their portfolio, and the first half of the fiscal year has seen a rise in remittances to invest in equity and debt markets abroad.

RBI’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) data shows that total remittance by Indians towards investments in equity/debt went up by 57 per cent in April-September 2025 at $1.1 billion, compared with the $700 million in the same period last year. 

Outward Rise

The outward remittance towards equity/debt touched $279 million in September 2025, a six-month high, and was also double the amount recorded in the same month last year, when it stood at $135 million.

Speaking to businessline, foreign investing platforms and retail investors say that volatility in the Indian market and a depreciating rupee have prompted retail investors to eye AI and technology-related stocks in global markets.

Sitashwa Srivastava, founder and CEO, Borderless, a global investing platform, said that the uptick in recent months has been triggered by pressure in Indian markets. “There are few local investment opportunities for people looking to invest in tech or AI. Global investing is becoming part of the mainstream, and with the AI wave, there is renewed reason for more people to invest in foreign markets,” he said. 

In October 2025, Borderless claims a 100 per cent y-o-y increase in trading volumes. In seven months of FY26, it carried out trades worth $600 million as against $300 million in the whole of last fiscal. 

Viram Shah, Founder and CEO of Vested Finance, said that investors can offset rupee depreciation by investing in global bonds.“A US Treasury today yields around 1.5 – 2.5 per cent, but once you factor in the rupee’s 5-6 per cent annual depreciation, the effective return for an Indian investor rises significantly compared to a domestic savings account or fixed deposit,” he said.