FIIs net sell Indian equities worth Rs 4,172 crore, while DIIs net buy Rs 4,513 crore

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Foreign investors (FIIs/FPIs) net sold Indian equities worth Rs 4,172 on Monday, November 24. At the same time, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 4,513 crore, according to provisional exchange data.

DIIs purchased shares worth Rs 20,445 crore and sold shares worth Rs 15,933 crore. In contrast, FIIs bought shares worth Rs 54,505 crore but sold shares totalling Rs 58,677 crore.

For the year so far, FIIs have been net sellers of shares worth Rs 2.58 lakh crore, while DIIs have net bought shares worth Rs 6.87 lakh crore.

The Sensex closed the session down by 331 points or 0.39% at 84,900.71, and the Nifty was down 108 points or 0.42% at 25,959.50.

Bajaj Broking's note on today's market performance: Benchmark Indices traded in a range for most part of the session. However, sharp sell-off in the last hour of trade saw the index closing the day down by 0.5% ahead of the monthly expiry, as volatility escalated amid concerns around interest-rate policy, persistent FII selling, uncertain trade and tariff developments, and broader market weakness. Most sectoral indices traded in the red, reflecting broad market weakness, with Nifty Realty leading the decline at over 2%.

Metal, Consumer Durables, Oil and Gas, Healthcare, FMCG and Media also saw notable losses. Financials, Private Banks and Pharma slipped marginally, while PSU Banks were nearly flat. The lone outperformer was Nifty IT, which managed to post a small gain, offering some support to the otherwise subdued sectoral landscape. The broader market witnessed more intense selling and ended on a negative note, with the Nifty Midcap 100 closing lower by 0.32% and the Nifty Small cap 100 closing down by 0.85%.