Foreign institutional investors (FII) offloaded shares worth net Rs 4,424.02 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DII) added shares worth net Rs 1,769.49 crore on October 4, 2023, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.
For the month till October 4, 2023, FIIs sold shares worth net Rs 6,458.16 crore while DIIs bought shares worth net Rs 3,130.51 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.
“The recent spike in US Treasury yields has been taking a toll on equity markets globally, turning investors cautious in the near term. This along with persistent FIIs selling has pulled the Nifty down by 4% from a recent high of 20222 levels. We expect weakness to persist in the market in the coming weeks till the headwinds recede. The Q2 earnings season will start next week and is expected to maintain the growth momentum of previous quarters. Even the pre-quarterly updates released so far indicate healthy traction. Market direction going ahead will depend upon the combination of global/local macros and earnings delivery along with management outlook,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head – Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
On Wednesday, the benchmark equity indices settled in negative territory. The NSE Nifty 50 fell 0.47% to settle at 19,436.10, while the BSE Sensex tumbled 286.06 points to 65,226.04.
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.