FIIs net sell shares worth Rs 3,597 crore, DIIs net buy Rs 6,760 crore on December 31

At close, Sensex was up 545.52 points or 0.64 percent at 85,220.60, and the Nifty was up 190.75 points or 0.74 percent at 26,129.60.

• FIIs sold shares worth Rs 3,597 crore; DIIs net bought Rs 6,760 crore on Dec 31
• Sensex up 545 points; Nifty gains 190 points; metals, oil & gas sectors lead
• Experts advise caution for 2026, citing US market uncertainty and volatility

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Foreign investors (FIIs/FPIs) remained net sellers on the last trading day of the year, December 31, offloading shares worth Rs 3,597 crore  At the same time, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 6,760 crore, according to provisional exchange data.

DIIs purchased shares worth Rs 19,463 crore and sold shares worth Rs 12,703 crore. In contrast, FIIs bought shares worth Rs 5,323 crore but sold shares totalling Rs 8,920 crore.

FIIs closed the year as net sellers of shares worth Rs 2.92 lakh crore, while DIIs were net buyers of shares worth Rs 7.85 lakh crore.

Market view

At close, Sensex was up 545.52 points or 0.64 percent at 85,220.60, and the Nifty was up 190.75 points or 0.74 percent at 26,129.60.

Biggest Nifty gainers were JSW Steel, Tata Steel, ONGC, SBI Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, while losers included TCS, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Grasim Industries and Infosys.

On the sectoral front, except IT and telecom, all other indices closed in the green with metal, media, capital goods, realty, Private Bank, PSU Bank, consumer durables, power up 1% each, while oil & gas index rose 2.5%.

On the markets, Gaurav Bhandari, CEO, Monarch Networth Capital noted that 2025 has been a challenging and eventful year for investors. "It has become increasingly difficult to outperform the broader markets, particularly within the mid- and small-cap segments, where valuations and volatility both remained elevated," he said.

Bhandari added, "As we move into 2026, I expect the first quarter—especially January and February—to offer short-term opportunities in select mid-cap names, which investors can use to partially book profits. However, I remain cautious about the second half of the year, given the prevailing uncertainty in the US economy."

He noted that the US markets appear to be approaching a near-term top, and any meaningful correction there could spill over to global equities. "Hence, a prudent, selective approach with a focus on quality and liquidity will be critical for investors in 2026," he said.