FIIs pumped ₹4,240 crore into Indian equities on Oct 27, reversing a Monday sell‑out of ₹1,462 crore, while DIIs dumped ₹1,250 crore, according to provisional exchange data.
During the session, FIIs bought ₹24,517.65 crore and sold ₹20,277.26 crore; DIIs purchased ₹15,702.74 crore and offloaded ₹16,952.77 crore, widening the net outflow for domestic investors.
The Nifty closed 22,750, just 3.45 points lower, and the Sensex finished at 73,599, down 8 points, after a day of volatile swings that left broad indices barely moving.
Among individual names, Tata Consumer Products leapt 7% after its Q2 earnings matched expectations; APL Apollo Tubes surged over 6% on upbeat management commentary, while Bharti Airtel climbed more than 3% on subscriber data; capital‑market stocks rallied >2% on news of long‑term capital gains tax changes, pushing the BSE up.
IT stocks booked profits and financial names lagged, with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders sliding 6% after weak Q2 results; Sona BLW Precision Forgings jumped 9% on higher output; Aegis Logistics fell 6% following quarterly numbers; Bajaj Auto and Maruti Suzuki added 3% and 2% respectively on their Q2 reports; Ather Energy, after announcing results, rose 21% since Monday, and Cipla slipped slightly on US sales miss.
Investors now look to the upcoming policy debate on capital gains tax and the Supreme Court’s drug‑pricing case, while market makers monitor FIIs’ next move ahead of the National Stock Exchange’s mid‑month review.