Foreign institutional investors (FIIs/FPIs) continued selling in the Indian stock market on 5 March 2026. According to the provisional data of the exchange, on Thursday, FIIs made a net sale of shares worth Rs 3753 crore.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs/FPIs) continued selling in the Indian stock market on 5 March 2026. According to the provisional data of the exchange, on Thursday, FIIs made a net sale of shares worth Rs 3753 crore. While domestic institutional investors (DIIs) made net purchases of shares worth Rs 5,153 crore, supporting the market. During the trading session, FIIs bought shares worth a total of Rs 14,915 crore, while sold shares worth Rs 18,668 crore. Thus, at the end of the day their net selling figure stood at Rs 3,753 crore. During this period, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 18,821 crore and sold shares worth Rs 13,668 crore, making their net purchase Rs 5,153 crore.
If we look at the data from the beginning of the year 2026 till now, foreign investors are continuously selling in the Indian market. So far, FIIs have made a total net sale of shares worth Rs 54,334 crore. On the other hand, domestic institutional investors, showing confidence in the market, have made a net purchase of shares worth Rs 1,21,376 crore during this period, which is supporting the market.
How was the market performance?
The Indian stock market witnessed a strong recovery on March 5, 2026 and Nifty recorded the biggest intraday rise in a month, breaking the trend of three consecutive sessions of decline. Nifty closed more than 1 percent higher. Shares like Adani Ports, Hindalco, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Reliance Industries were the top gainers in this rally. At the same time, Nifty Bank also showed a recovery of more than 750 points from the day’s low, ending its three-day decline. In this index, the shares of AU Small Finance Bank and Federal Bank saw the biggest rise.
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Strong buying was also seen in the broader market. The Nifty Smallcap index closed in the green with a gain of about 1.7 per cent after three days of decline, while the Nifty Midcap index registered a rise of 1.5 per cent.
Sectoral Index
Talking about sectoral index, Nifty Metal was the biggest growing sector and it gained more than 2.4 percent. This rally was led by NALCO and Hindalco. At the same time, Nifty Energy Index also rose by about 1.9 percent and all its shares closed in the green. SJVN and Petronet LNG were the major gainers in this.
Nifty Auto Index also registered a gain of about 1.9 percent, breaking the three-day losing streak. In this sector, shares of Samvardhana Motherson International (SAMIL) and Bharat Forge were the biggest gainers. Nifty Realty Index also registered a gain of 1.8 percent and all its shares closed in the green. In this, Godrej Properties and DLF were the top performers.
Apart from this, the Nifty Pharma index saw a rise of about 1.5 percent, in which shares of Glenmark and Aurobindo Pharma led the rise. At the same time, Nifty PSU Bank index rose by about 0.5 percent and shares of Bank of Maharashtra and Central Bank of India were the major gainers.
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