Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought Indian equities worth a net Rs 4,240.39 crore on Tuesday. That is their highest single-day net buying this month. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold a net Rs 1,250.03 crore, according to the exchange's provisional data.
FIIs bought shares worth Rs 24,517.65 crore and sold Rs 20,277.26 crore during the session. DIIs bought Rs 15,702.74 crore and sold Rs 16,952.77 crore.
The previous October high for FII net buying was Rs 1,165.92 crore on October 16. Tuesday’s figure is more than three times that. It also reverses Monday’s net selling of Rs 1,462.49 crore.
DIIs were net sellers for the first time since October 16, when they sold Rs 3,661.28 crore.
On a year-to-date basis, FIIs have sold a net Rs 4,51,756 crore. DIIs have bought a net Rs 7,00,002 crore.