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FIIs Dump ’35,000 Crore in Four Days as Indian Stocks Plunge, DIIs Absorb Pressure
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CNBC TV18•01-10-2026, 20:55
FIIs Dump ’35,000 Crore in Four Days as Indian Stocks Plunge, DIIs Absorb Pressure
- •Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold nearly ’35,000 crore worth of Indian equities over four trading sessions, with Thursday alone seeing sales of ’9,484.22 crore.
- •Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) provided a strong counterweight, purchasing shares worth approximately ’33,455 crore during the same period, including ’10,041.84 crore on Thursday.
- •Indian equities extended their losing streak for the fourth consecutive day, with the Nifty falling 199 points to 22,422 and the Sensex dropping 571 points to 71,910.
- •The market experienced a weak week, with the Nifty down over 3% and the Sensex around 3%, leading to a loss of nearly ’20 lakh crore in market value for BSE-listed companies.
- •The rupee also weakened significantly, falling 48 paise on Thursday to end above 96 against the US dollar, marking its biggest one-day decline in two months.
Key Questions Answered
Foreign institutional investors offloaded shares totaling about ₹34,966 crore across four consecutive trading sessions.
Domestic institutional investors served as a strong counterweight by absorbing selling pressure, making net purchases of about ₹33,455 crore over the same four sessions.
The Sensex fell 571 points to 71,910 and the Nifty dropped 199 points to 22,422, extending a losing streak for four consecutive sessions. Additionally, the rupee weakened by 48 paise, closing above 96 against the US dollar on Thursday.
