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FIIs Net Sell Rs 4,699 Crore While DIIs Step Up Buying on October 5

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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 21:18
FIIs Net Sell Rs 4,699 Crore While DIIs Step Up Buying on October 5
- •Foreign institutional investors net sold Indian equities worth Rs 4,699.10 crore on Monday, while domestic institutional investors bought Rs 5,181.60 crore.
- •FIIs have offloaded a net total of Rs 14,183.32 crore so far in October across two trading sessions.
- •DIIs countered FII selling with cumulative buying of Rs 15,223.44 crore this month, keeping the combined FII-DII flow positive at Rs 1,040.12 crore.
- •Indian benchmark indices rallied on Monday with the Nifty 50 gaining 133.80 points to close at 22,555.75 and the Sensex rising 472.77 points to 72,382.47.
- •Market experts point to comfortable valuations, positive Q2 business updates, and easing US jobs data as supportive factors for the recent market uptick.
Key Questions Answered
Foreign institutional investors sold a net Rs 4,699.10 crore worth of Indian equities on Monday, October 5. Meanwhile, domestic institutional investors acted as net buyers, purchasing Rs 5,181.60 crore worth of shares during the same session.
Indian equities rose on Monday, with the Nifty 50 gaining 133.80 points or 0.60% to close at 22,555.75. The Sensex similarly increased by 472.77 points or 0.66% to finish at 72,382.47.
Foreign institutional investors have sold a net total of Rs 14,183.32 crore during October so far, following net sales of Rs 9,484.22 crore on October 1 and Rs 4,699.10 crore on October 5.





