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FIIs Sell Rs 9,484 Cr, DIIs Buy Rs 10,042 Cr on Oct 1; Nifty Down 13% YTD
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 21:59
FIIs Sell Rs 9,484 Cr, DIIs Buy Rs 10,042 Cr on Oct 1; Nifty Down 13% YTD
- •Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold Indian equities worth Rs 9,484.22 crore on October 1, marking their sixth consecutive selling session.
- •Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) provided strong counter-support, net buying Rs 10,041.84 crore, leading to a net positive institutional flow of Rs 558 crore.
- •Year-to-date, FIIs have sold approximately Rs 4.12 lakh crore, while DIIs have bought around Rs 6.50 lakh crore in Indian equities.
- •Indian benchmark indices closed lower for the fourth straight session on October 1, with Nifty 50 down 0.88% and Sensex down 0.79%.
- •The Nifty is down nearly 13% year-to-date, on track for its worst annual performance since 2011, with IT stocks providing some late recovery.
Key Questions Answered
On October 1, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold Rs 9,484.22 crore worth of Indian equities, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) acted as strong buyers with net purchases totaling Rs 10,041.84 crore.
Indian benchmark indices closed lower for the fourth consecutive session on October 1. The Nifty 50 dropped 198.50 points or 0.88 percent to close at 22,421.95, while the Sensex declined 570.59 points or 0.79 percent to finish at 71,909.70.
The indices closed lower due to sustained foreign institutional selling, elevated US Treasury yields, a weaker rupee, and higher crude oil prices.
