Daily net buy/sell figures for Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) and Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) in the Indian equity cash segment. Updated each evening after exchange publication. Figures in INR crores.
| Date | FII Net (₹ Cr) | DII Net (₹ Cr) | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | -1,247.85 | +2,103.42 | +855.57 |
| 2026-05-30 | +892.33 | -445.12 | +447.21 |
| 2026-05-29 | -2,104.55 | +1,876.04 | -228.51 |
| 2026-05-28 | +503.71 | -120.85 | +382.86 |
| 2026-05-27 | -845.29 | +1,547.66 | +702.37 |
How to read these numbers
Each row shows the net position of each institutional category for that day’s cash market trades:
- FII Net: Foreign Institutional Investors (mutual funds, sovereign wealth funds, foreign banks). Positive = net buying. Negative = net selling.
- DII Net: Domestic Institutional Investors (Indian mutual funds, insurance companies, banks). Positive = net buying.
- Combined: FII Net + DII Net — overall institutional flow into Indian equities.
Why this matters
FII and DII flows are among the most-tracked indicators in Indian equity markets because institutional money tends to drive sustained index moves. Persistent FII selling over multiple weeks often precedes broader market corrections; sustained FII buying combined with DII support is typically associated with bull market phases.
That said, daily flows are noisy and should not be over-interpreted. A single day’s ₹2,000 crore FII outflow can be tactical positioning (index rebalancing, fund redemptions) and may reverse the next session.
Data source & cadence
NSE and BSE publish provisional FII/DII figures shortly after market close each trading day. The figures here are populated manually by the editorial team after the daily NSE/BSE bulletin is released. Production architecture would auto-ingest from NSE/BSE’s published feeds.
FAQ
Q: Does FII include only foreign mutual funds?
No. FII covers all FPIs registered with SEBI, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, foreign banks proprietary desks, and asset managers.
Q: Why do FII and DII often act in opposite directions?
They typically operate with different time horizons and benchmarks. DIIs (especially mutual funds) deploy steady monthly SIP inflows regardless of market sentiment; FIIs allocate based on macro views, rupee strength, and global emerging-market positioning.
Q: What about the F&O segment?
This page covers cash segment only. Derivatives flows are reported separately by NSE and behave very differently — F&O is dominated by daily speculative positioning rather than fundamental positioning.