FIIs net buy Indian equities worth Rs 442 crore, while DIIs buy Rs 1466 crore

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Foreign investors (FIIs/FPIs) bought Rs 442 crore worth of Indian equities on Monday, November 17.  At the same time, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 1466 crore, according to provisional exchange data.

DIIs purchased shares worth Rs 12976 crore and sold shares worth Rs 11510 crore. In contrast, FIIs bought shares worth Rs 13339 crore but sold shares totalling Rs 12897 crore.

For the year so far, FIIs have been net sellers of shares worth Rs 2.53 lakh crore, while DIIs have net bought shares worth Rs 6.71 lakh crore.

Market Performance

PL Capital's market analysis for today mentioned that the markets extended their winning streak for the sixth straight session on Monday, with benchmark indices closing higher amid broad-based buying. The S&P BSE Sensex rose 388 points, or 0.46%, to settle at 84,950.95, while the NSE Nifty 50 climbed 103.40 points, or 0.4%, to reclaim the 26,000 mark, ending at 26,013.45.

Gains were led by Eternal, Maruti Suzuki, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Tech Mahindra, each advancing between 1% and 2%. Financial stocks provided the strongest support, rising 0.6%, after the RBI rolled out measures to aid export-driven sectors facing pressure from U.S. tariff actions.

Broader markets also participated in the uptrend, with small-caps gaining 0.5% and mid-caps rising 0.7%, the latter hitting a fresh record high.

On the Nifty, major gainers included Bajaj Auto, Tata Consumer, Eicher Motors, Max Healthcare, and Maruti Suzuki. However, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles fell 4.7% after trimming its FY26 margin outlook for Jaguar Land Rover, while Adani Enterprises, Jio Financial, InterGlobe Aviation, and UltraTech Cement also closed lower.

All major sectoral indices ended in the green, with auto, banking, realty, capital goods, consumer durables, and PSU banks rising between 0.5% and 1%, reflecting strong overall sentiment.

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