Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have overtaken foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in ownership of India’s benchmark Nifty50 index, signaling a major structural shift in the country’s equity market. The change was powered largely by sustained mutual fund SIP inflows, rising retail participation and steady investments from insurance and pension funds. According to a report by Motilal…
Indian stock market: Indian indices – Sensex and Nifty – closed higher on Friday, February 6, supported by buying interest in select heavyweight stocks such as ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and ICICI Bank. The Sensex rose 266 points, or 0.32%, to settle at 83,580.40, while the Nifty 50 gained 51 points, or 0.20%, ending the…
India-US trade deal: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) made a strong comeback to Dalal Street on Tuesday, with their biggest single-day buying since October 28, 2025, as the finalization of the much-awaited India–US trade deal boosted investor confidence. According to the data available on NSDL, FIIs bought shares worth ₹5,426 crore and domestic institutional investors (DIIs)…
India-US trade deal: The Indian stock market welcomed the much-awaited India-US trade deal on Tuesday, February 3, as investors are viewing the much-awaited trade agreement not only as a meaningful catalyst for equities and export-oriented sectors, but also as a potential trigger for reviving foreign investor inflows. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have relentlessly sold Indian…
Domestic institutional investors (DIIs), particularly mutual funds and insurance companies, have provided strong support to Indian equities, negating the volatility caused by persistent selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs), the Economic Survey 2025-26 said. FIIs have been net sellers since July 2025, barring October and November. Even in January so far, FIIs have net sold…
Nitin Agarwal, CEO, Mutual Funds, InCred Money, believes the budget must encourage private sector investment while maintaining fiscal discipline. He says the government must adhere to current fiscal deficit targets even if it requires containing revenue expenditure growth. Apart from his Budget expectations, Agarwal also shared his views on the FII-DII trend, mutual funds, and…
One of the key highlights of the Indian stock market in 2025 was the stark contrast in the stance of FIIs (foreign institutional investors) and DIIs (domestic institutional investors) on Indian equities. While DII inflows into equities were at a record high, FII sell-offs of Indian equities also touched their highest level last year. As…
The Indian stock market witnessed the worst-ever outflows from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in 2025, as their sentiment towards Asia’s third-largest economy remained fragile, even though corporate earnings and domestic consumption showed signs of recovery. As of December 27, FPIs have sold 22,130 crore worth of Indian equities through exchanges, extending their selling streak to…
