FII/FPIs net sell Indian equities worth Rs 36 crore while DIIs net bought Rs 1,764 crore

Stocks

• FPIs net sold Indian equities worth Rs 36 crore; DIIs bought Rs 1764 crore
• Nifty fell 75 points, Sensex dropped 322 points amid profit booking
• Realty and Defence indices rose over 2 percent; IT index shed 1.5 percent

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On Monday, January 5, 2026 Foreign Portfolio Investors/ Foreign Institutional Investors (FPIs/FIIs) net sold Indian equities worth Rs 36 crore. Meanwhile, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought Indian equities worth Rs 1,764 crore, as per data on the exchanges.

FPI/FIIs bought shares worth Rs 11,277 crore, while offloading marginally higher at Rs 11,314 crore. As for DIIs, the buying was worth Rs 15,566 crore and selling was lower, at Rs 13,802 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 for the year so far.

Market Performance

The benchmark indices witnessed profit booking at higher levels. The Nifty ended 75 points lower, while the Sensex was down by 322 points.

Reflecting on today's market performance, Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Securities, said, "Among sectors, the Reality and Defence indices outperformed, rallying over 2 percent, whereas the IT index lost the most, shedding over 1.5 percent. Technically, after an early morning intraday rally due to profit booking at higher levels, the market corrected sharply."

"However, the short-term market outlook remains positive. Additionally, on daily and intraday charts, the market is holding a higher bottom formation that also supports a further uptrend from the current levels," he added.

Chouhan believes that 26,150/85,200 and 26,100/85,000 remain key support zones. As long as the market is trading above these levels, the bullish sentiment is likely to continue. On the higher side, 26,350/85,700 and 26,400/85,850 are immediate resistance zones for the bulls. However, below 26,100/85,000, the uptrend could become vulnerable. The intraday market texture is volatile; hence, level-based trading would be the ideal strategy for day traders.

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