FIIs net sell Indian equities worth Rs 3638 crore, while DIIs net bought Rs 5839 crore

The month so far, has seen FII/FPIs net offload Indian equities worth Rs 15.2 crore while DIIs have bought Rs 22.7 crore.

• FPIs net sold Indian equities worth Rs 3638 crore; DIIs net bought Rs 3769 crore
• Nifty rose 0.4% to 25,790 on intraday recovery and US trade deal hopes.
• Nifty Metal up 2%; defense stocks eyed on potential submarine deal talks

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On Monday, January 12, 2026 Foreign Portfolio Investors/ Foreign Institutional Investors (FPIs/FIIs) net sold Indian equities worth Rs 3638 crore. Meanwhile, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) net bought Indian equities worth Rs 3769 crore, as per data on the exchanges.

During the session, FPI/FIIs bought shares worth Rs 9,072 crore, while offloading Rs 12,710 crore. DIIs net bought shares worth Rs 16,986 crore and solds shares worth Rs 11,146 crore.

The month so far, has seen FII/FPIs net offload Indian equities worth Rs 15.2 crore while DIIs have bought Rs 22.7 crore.

Market Performance

Indian equity benchmarks recovered sharply from the day’s lows to end in green, with the Nifty settling at 25,790, up 0.4%, after rebounding nearly 340 points intraday. Sentiment improved after the U.S. Ambassador’s comments on ongoing efforts over India-US trade deal, while buying emerged at lover levels after 5 days of continuous selling. Broader markets were marginally down, with the Nifty Midcap 100 down 0.1% and the Nifty Smallcap 100 lower by 0.5%. Sectorally, Nifty Metal led gains with a 2% rise after four sessions of decline, while PSU Bank, FMCG and Financial Services indices gained around 0.6–0.7%. On the downside, Nifty Media fell 1.6% and Nifty Realty declined 1.2%. Stock-specific action remained prominent.

Reflecting on the market performance today, Siddhartha Khemka - Head of Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said: "Defence stocks are expected to be in focus amid reports that the German Chancellor visit to India could advance discussions on a $9.3 billion submarine manufacturing deal. Capital market stocks also drew attention after the SEBI chief indicated a likely NSE IPO by the end of the month. Foreign institutional investors continued to sell, offloading equities worth Rs 3,769 crore on Friday, marking the fifth straight session of net outflows. On the macro front, India’s December CPI inflation rose to 1.33% YoY from 0.71% in November, remaining well below the RBI’s comfort level. Investors await U.S. CPI data due tomorrow. We expect markets to remain sideways, with stock-specific action as we enter the first leg of the earnings season."