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FIIs Sell ₹7.6 Trn in Four Sessions, Buy ₹599.5 Cr Friday
Published: September 18, 2026
Foreign institutional investors dumped ₹7.62 trillion from September 15-18, but turned net buyer on Friday with a ₹599.54 crore purchase. The Nifty closed above 23,300, buoyed by institutional buying, while the Sensex slipped slightly.
FIIs dumped ₹7.62 trillion from September 15‑18, yet reversed to net buyer on Friday after buying ₹599.54 crore worth of shares—provisional exchange data shows.
Gross figures reveal a 73,377.14‑crore purchase against 80,996.83‑crore sales for FIIs, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought 61,916.62 crore and sold 50,684.90 crore, netting 11,231.72 crore over the same span.
The largest single‑day outflow hit ₹3,208.76 crore on September 17, followed by ₹2,977.86 crore on September 15 and ₹2,032.61 crore on September 16; the Friday reversal was the smallest net movement at just under ₹600 crore.
Market indices reflected the mixed flow: the Nifty gained 76 points to 23,346, breaking the 23,300 threshold for the week, while the Sensex slipped 20 points to 74,295. The advance‑decline ratio hovered near 2:1, with HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance lifting the Nifty and TCS and Infosys dragging it down.
Looking ahead, DIIs continue to supply support, and market participants will monitor upcoming earnings and macro data for signs of renewed FII interest. The next earnings cycle and potential policy shifts could tilt the institutional balance in the coming weeks.