FII, DII data- FPIs sold shares worth Rs 7702 Cr, DIIs added shares worth Rs 6558 Cr on October 26, Thursday

FII, DII data: FPIs sold shares worth Rs 7702 Cr, DIIs added shares worth Rs 6558 Cr on October 26, Thursday

Foreign institutional investors (FII) offloaded shares worth net Rs 7,702.53 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DII) added shares worth net Rs 6,558.45 crore on October 26, 2023, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.

For the month till October 26, 2023, FIIs sold shares worth net Rs 25,098.60 crore while DIIs bought shares worth net Rs 23,123.45 crore. In the month of September, FIIs offloaded shares worth net Rs 26,692.16 crore while DIIs added equities worth a net Rs 20,312.65 crore.

On Thursday, the NSE Nifty 50 tanked 264.90 points or 1.39% to settle at 18,857.25, while the BSE Sensex shed as much as 900.91 points or 1.41% to 63,148.15.

Foreign institutional investors (FII) or Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) are those who invest in the financial assets of a country while not being part of it. On the other hand, domestic institutional investors (DII), as the name suggests, invest in the country they’re living in. Political and economic trends impact the investment decisions of both FIIs and DIIs. Additionally, both types of investors  –  foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) – can impact the economy’s net investment flows.