Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold Indian equities worth Rs 1,148.64 crore on Monday. It was their smallest net sale of the month, down from Rs 5,285.37 crore on October 15. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought Rs 3,201.19 crore, according to the exchange provisional data.
FIIs bought shares worth Rs 11,240.64 crore and sold Rs 12,389.28 crore during the session. DIIs bought Rs 14,781.31 crore and sold Rs 11,580.12 crore. FIIs had turned net buyers on Friday, October 16, purchasing Rs 1,165.92 crore. It was their only net-buying session this month. DIIs sold a net Rs 3,661.28 crore that day.
Monday’s sale takes October’s cumulative FII selling to Rs 49,917.65 crore. FIIs have been net sellers in 11 of the 12 sessions this month.
DIIs have bought a net Rs 51,369.32 crore this month. That is about 103% of FII selling. DIIs were net buyers in 11 of 12 sessions.
The combined FII-DII flow for October is a positive Rs 1,451.67 crore. On Monday alone, DII buying was about 279% of FII selling. The day’s combined flow was a positive Rs 2,052.55 crore.