Domestic investors, both institutional and retail, have been showing their growing influence in the Indian stock markets for quite some time, even as their foreign counterparts have been selling shares in huge quantities over the last few trading sessions.
Indian stock indices Nifty and Sensex opened flat on Thursday amid selling by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) and buying support from Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs), keeping the indices in a balanced mode.
Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) in India witnessed a significant decline this week amid market volatility driven by concerns over possible interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The foreign investors made a net purchase of equities amounting to Rs 4,897.16 crore, according to data from the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).
Foreign investors have been reducing their exposure to Indian equities by selling equities worth Rs 7,769.73 crore in just the last week (August 12 to 17). This activity has caused their net investment for August to turn negative, signaling a shift in the investment.
Indian stock markets on Wednesday opened marginally up following global cues and a rally in US stock markets. According to the experts, the Indian markets are in balanced mode amid the FIIs selling and DIIs buying.
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) turned net sellers in the Indian stock market by selling equities worth Rs 12,404.73 crore during this week (August 5 to 9).
The Indian stock market exhibited volatility over the past week after touching a fresh lifetime high. The benchmark indices closed marginally lower amid mixed signals.
As per data from the National Securities Depository Limited, last week foreign investors injected Rs 15,420 crore into Indian markets, but their buying declined significantly for the week July 22-26.
The NSE data pointed out that the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) made net purchases exceeding Rs 28,633 crore last month. This sustained buying trend from DIIs has been ongoing since July of the previous year, marking a significant period of domestic investment. Notably, July of the