FIIs net sell Rs 3,753 crore; DIIs net buy Rs 5,153 crore on March 5

In stocks, he called it a small "dent of 5-7% kind of stuff," with much already reflected in prices.

Foreign investors (FIIs/FPIs) net sold Rs 3,753 crore worth of Indian equities on March 5, 2026. In contrast, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 5,153 crore, according to provisional exchange data.

During the trading session, FIIs purchased shares worth Rs 14,915 crore but sold shares worth Rs 18,668 crore. Meanwhile, DIIs bought shares aggregating Rs 18,821 crore and sold shares worth Rs 13,668 crore.

For the year so far, FIIs have been net sellers of shares worth Rs 54,334 crore, while DIIs have net bought shares worth Rs 1,21,376 crore.

Market Performance

After three days of heavy selling, Nifty halted its slide with a 285-point recovery, settling at 24,765. The index opened 135 points higher on back of strong global cues and traded in a tight 140-point range with a positive bias until noon. Post-2:30 PM, it unleashed a sharp 325-point rally from mid-session low to an intraday high of 24,854, before closing on a firm footing.

Nandish Shah, Deputy Vice President, HDFC Securities shared his views on today’s market performance, adding, "Except for Nifty IT, every sectoral index finished in positive territory, with Metals, Consumer Durables, and Auto gaining most. Midcaps and smallcaps mirrored the benchmark's pull back rally, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 gaining 1.52% and 1.58%, respectively. Market breadth flipped positive after three down days, as BSE's advance-decline ratio hit 1.94."