FII/FPIs turned net sellers of Indian equities worth Rs 457 crore, while DIIs net bought Rs 4058 crore

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Foreign investors (FIIs/FPIs) turned into net sellers again, on December 22, selling Rs 457 crore worth of Indian equities on Monday. At the same time, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 4058 crore, according to provisional exchange data.

During the trading session, DIIs purchased shares worth Rs 15,296 crore and sold shares worth Rs 11,238 crore. In contrast, FIIs bought shares worth Rs 10,714 crore but sold shares totalling Rs 11,171 crore.

For the year so far, FIIs have been net sellers of shares worth Rs 2.77 lakh crore, while DIIs have net bought shares worth Rs 7.61 lakh crore.

Siddhartha Khemka - Head of Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, shared his analysis of market's performance today, "Indian equities extended their rebound for the second straight session on Monday, supported by a firmer rupee and sustained FII buying over the past three days. The INR strengthened for the second consecutive day, aided by intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Nifty50 closed higher by 206 points at 26,172 (+0.8%)."

The broader market also witnessed healthy participation, with the Nifty Midcap100 and Smallcap100 indices gaining 0.8% and 1.2%, respectively. Sectorally, market breadth remained positive with most Nifty sectoral indices ending in the green. IT and metals led the rally, rising 2.1% and 1.4%, respectively.

He added, "Optimism around potential further rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve and a sharp rise in Infosys ADRs drove the Nifty IT index higher for the fourth consecutive session. Additionally, strong buying interest was seen in railway and defence stocks, driven by expectations from the upcoming Union Budget, particularly around capital expenditure and new project announcements. On the macro front, investors will track the UK Q3 GDP data due later today, followed by US Q3 GDP and Consumer Confidence data tomorrow. Overall, we expect markets to remain steady, supported by broad-based buying interest and favourable global cues."