Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 1,305.13 crore in Indian equities on Tuesday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought Rs 2,439.24 crore, according to the exchange's provisional data.
FIIs bought shares worth Rs 13,465 crore and sold shares worth Rs 14,771 crore during the session. DIIs bought Rs 16,233 crore and sold Rs 13,794 crore.
FIIs have net sold Rs 42,792.12 crore in October so far. They were net sellers in all eight sessions this month. DIIs, in contrast, were net buyers in all eight sessions, with cumulative net buying of Rs 45,839.58 crore. That is equivalent to roughly 107% of FII net selling for the month.
On a year-to-date basis, FIIs have net sold Rs 4.47 lakh crore, while DIIs have net bought around Rs 6.83 lakh crore, based on the same NSE cash-market series.
Indian equities rebounded on Tuesday. The Nifty 50 rose 358.60 points, or 1.60%, to 22,721.95, while the Sensex gained 1,109.10 points, or 1.54%, to 73,033.78.