FII + DII activity — who's buying NSE today.
Cash-market net activity of Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) and Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) — the two largest pools that set direction in Indian equity markets. Sustained FII selling with DII buying = sideways. FII + DII both buying = the classic bull leg. Paired with the next 14-day earnings calendar so you can anticipate single-stock risk around the flow.
NSE public FII/DII report (15-min cache) · NSE results calendar · as of Refreshed every 15 min after market close. Curated reference — verify against the authoritative source before making any investment decision. Refreshed periodically, not continuously.
Sources: NSE FII/DII activity report
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How to read FII + DII activity
- • FII net buy (+) — foreign capital flowing in. Historically correlates with rupee strengthening + NIFTY up.
- • FII net sell (−) — foreign outflow. Often driven by global risk-off (US rate cycle, EM outflow narrative, geopolitics).
- • DII absorbing FII selling — classic Indian setup 2020-2024. SIP inflows gave DIIs a steady buy-book that absorbed FII volatility.
- • Both FII + DII selling — rare + bearish. Indicates broad risk-off, usually around earnings disappointments or macro shocks.
Why this matters
FIIs own ~18% of NSE-listed market cap but drive >40% of daily volume. DIIs own ~14% (mutual funds + insurance). Retail + HNI own the rest (~45%) but trade in smaller tickets. When FIIs and DIIs flip the same direction on a single day, that day typically sees a 1-2% NIFTY move. Checking this daily is the simplest way to understand whether today's move is institutional conviction or retail noise.
Pair with other flow signals
Research tool · not investment advice.
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