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.
“In the backdrop of weak global cues, investors shunned local equities at will on the monthly F&O expiry day with benchmark Nifty closing below the crucial 19k mark amid sell-off in frontline banking, automobile and IT stocks. Investors are worried about the simmering West Asia conflict, economic uncertainty and rate hike woes, and hence maintained their bearish stance for the sixth straight session. Technically, a bearish candle on daily charts and weak intraday formation is indicating further weakness from the current levels. As long as the index is trading below 19000, the weak sentiment is likely to continue till 18,800-18,725 levels. On the flip side, one relief rally is possible only after the dismissal of 19,000 and above the same, the index could move up till 19,100-19,150,” said Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity Research (Retail), Kotak Securities.
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.