On Monday, December 15, Foreign Portfolio Investors/Foreign Institutional Investors (FPIs/FIIs) were net sellers of Indian equities worth Rs 1,468 crore. Meanwhile, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) acquired equities worth Rs 1,792 crore, as per data available on the exchanges.
FPIs/FIIs bought shares worth Rs 8,610 crore while selling a higher amount of Rs 10,078 crore. As for DIIs, buying stood at Rs 11,749 crore, while selling was lower at Rs 9,957 crore.
In current month, the net selling by FIIs was Rs 21,074 crore, whereas the DIIs completely compensated the said FII outflow, net buying at Rs 41,762 crore.
For the year so far, FII/FPIs remain net sellers, having offloaded Indian equities worth Rs 2.93 lakh crore. On the other hand, DIIs have added significant strength to the market, with their cumulative buying reaching Rs 7.5 lakh crore during the same period - the highest ever in a single year.
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Market performance
The market closed moderately lower after a couple of days of rally, with the BSE Sensex declining 54 points to 85,213, while the Nifty 50 slipped 20 points to 26,027.
Broader markets ended mixed, reflecting selective buying rather than broad-based participation. The Nifty Midcap index declined 0.12 percent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 gained 0.2 percent.
According to Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Investments, persistent foreign fund outflows and a weak rupee have kept markets in a narrow range, with currency volatility likely to continue until clarity emerges on the India–US trade deal.
Expectations of an earnings recovery in H2FY26, supported by monetary and fiscal growth drivers, are helping stabilize sentiment, he said.
Going forward, he believes market momentum is expected to be earnings-led rather than valuation-driven.
According to Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Research – Wealth Management at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, markets are expected to trade in a consolidation mode in the near term, with heightened volatility in the broader markets as year-end approaches amid thin volumes and an uncertain global macroeconomic backdrop.
Globally, key economic data due tomorrow include US non-farm payrolls, retail sales, the unemployment rate, and the manufacturing PMI, which will be closely tracked for cues on growth momentum and monetary policy expectations, he added.
Meanwhile, the Indian rupee hit a fresh record low of 90.79 against the US dollar, marking the third consecutive session of a new low. The currency also recorded a closing low of 90.72, weakening by 0.2 percent.
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