FII/FPI net sell Indian equities worth Rs 106 crore, while DIIs net buy Rs 1749 crore

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• FPIs net sold Indian equities worth Rs 106 crore on January 6, 2026
• DIIs bought Indian equities worth Rs 1,749 crore, supporting the market
• Sensex fell 376 points, Nifty dropped 71 points amid profit booking

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On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Foreign Portfolio Investors/ Foreign Institutional Investors (FPIs/FIIs) net sold Indian equities worth Rs 106 crore. Meanwhile, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought Indian equities worth Rs 1,749 crore, as per data on the exchanges.

FPI/FIIs bought shares worth Rs 15,061 crore, while offloading marginally higher at Rs 15,169 crore. As for DIIs, the buying was worth Rs 17,240 crore and selling was lower, at Rs 15,491 crore.

The past year saw FII/FPIs remain as net sellers, offloading Indian equities worth Rs 2.92 lakh crore. On the other hand, DIIs added strength to the market with their buying spree reaching Rs 7.85 lakh crore.

Market Performance

Indian equity markets ended the session on 6 January 2026 on a negative note, reflecting profit booking at higher levels amid subdued sentiment. At the close, the Sensex declined by 376.28 points (0.44%) to 85,063.34, while the Nifty slipped 71.60 points (0.27%) to 26,178.70.

"The Nifty 50 opened on a weak footing and attempted a recovery, scaling an intraday high of 26,273.95. However, the index failed to sustain higher levels and slipped below 26,150 due to profit booking. It later staged a modest rebound to close near 26,178, indicating bargain buying at lower levels and limited downside momentum. Immediate resistance is placed in the 26,300–26,350 zone, while key support lies at 26,000–26,050," said Aakash Shah, Technical Research Analyst at Choice Equity Broking Private Limited.

"Going ahead, a sustained close above the 26,300 zone would be required to revive bullish momentum in the Nifty. Failure to reclaim this level may keep the market in a consolidation-to-corrective phase in the near term," he added.