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FIIs Offload Shares as Market Closes Lower While DIIs Step In With Strong Buying
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CNBC TV18•14-10-2026, 18:39
FIIs Offload Shares as Market Closes Lower While DIIs Step In With Strong Buying
- •Foreign institutional investors sold Indian equities worth ₹1,857.44 crore on Wednesday.
- •Domestic institutional investors acted as net buyers, purchasing shares worth ₹2,670.44 crore.
- •The Sensex dropped 252 points to 72,782 and the Nifty fell 99 points to close below the 22,700 mark.
- •Market breadth stayed positive with an advance-decline ratio of 3:2 as several stocks rallied on quarterly results.
- •Transformers and Rectifiers surged 19 percent and Vedanta Power gained over 11 percent following strong corporate updates.
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Foreign institutional investors sold Indian equities worth ₹1,857.44 crore on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, while domestic institutional investors purchased shares worth ₹2,670.44 crore.
Indian equity markets closed lower on Wednesday as the Sensex fell 252 points to end at 72,782 and the Nifty declined 99 points to close below the 22,700 mark at 22,623.
Transformers and Rectifiers surged 19% and BHEL gained nearly 5% following strong Q2 results, while Shriram Finance and Meesho both fell about 5% amid profit booking.
