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Nifty 50
23,115
▲+0.49%
Bank Nifty
53,427
▼-0.04%
FII Net (Day)
₹-5.5k Cr
▼Strong BEARISH
DII Net (Day)
+₹5.7k Cr
▲Strong BULLISH
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Latest Session
As of 20 Mar 2026, Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) were net sellers of ₹5,518.39 crore in the cash market, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) were net buyers of ₹5,706.23 crore. Nifty 50 closed at 23,114.5 (+0.49%).
FII Net (Cash)
₹-5,518.39 Cr
DII Net (Cash)
+₹5,706.23 Cr
Nifty 50 Close
23,114.5
Nifty Change
+0.49%
FII Index Futures (Amount-wise)
| Date | FII Net (Cr) | DII Net (Cr) | Net Combined | Nifty 50 | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest20 Mar 2026 | -5,518.39 | +5,706.23 | +187.84 | 23,114.5 | +0.49% |
| 19 Mar 2026 | -7,558.19 | +3,863.96 | -3,694.23 | 23,002.15 | -3.26% |
| 18 Mar 2026 | -2,714.35 | +3,253.03 | +538.68 | 23,777.8 | +0.83% |
| 17 Mar 2026 | -4,741.22 | +5,225.32 | +484.10 | 23,581.15 | +0.74% |
| 16 Mar 2026 | -9,365.52 | +12,593.36 | +3,227.84 | 23,408.8 | +1.11% |
| 13 Mar 2026 | -10,716.64 | +9,977.42 | -739.22 | 23,151.1 | -2.06% |
| 12 Mar 2026 | -7,049.87 | +7,449.77 | +399.90 | 23,639.15 | -0.95% |
| 11 Mar 2026 | -6,267.31 | +4,965.53 | -1,301.78 | 23,866.85 | -1.63% |
| 10 Mar 2026 | -4,672.64 | +6,333.26 | +1,660.62 | 24,261.6 | +0.97% |
| 09 Mar 2026 | -6,345.57 | +9,013.80 | +2,668.23 | 24,028.05 | -1.73% |
Source: NSE/BSE provisional reports, updated daily after market close. All values in ₹ Crores.
Month-wise net buying and selling by Foreign and Domestic Institutional Investors on NSE. Updated after each month close.
| Month | FII Net (Cr) | DII Net (Cr) | Net Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| LatestAug 2025 | -46,902.92 | +94,828.55 | +47,925.63 |
| Sept 2025 | -35,301.36 | +65,343.59 | +30,042.23 |
| Oct 2025 | -2,346.89 | +52,794.02 | +50,447.13 |
| Nov 2025 | -17,500.31 | +77,083.78 | +59,583.47 |
| Dec 2025 | -34,349.62 | +79,619.91 | +45,270.29 |
| Jan 2026 | -41,435.22 | +69,220.74 | +27,785.52 |
| Feb 2026 | -6,640.78 | +38,423.11 | +31,782.33 |
| Mar 2026 | -86,780.89 | +1,01,168.60 | +14,387.71 |
Source: NSE provisional reports. All values in ₹ Crores. Last 12 months shown.
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Understanding the Data
Everything you need to know about how institutional investors move Indian markets — and how to read the data.
FII (Foreign Institutional Investors) — officially termed FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) by SEBI — refers to overseas entities such as hedge funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and foreign mutual funds that invest in Indian equities, bonds, and derivatives. DII (Domestic Institutional Investors) are India-based institutions: mutual funds, insurance companies (LIC, HDFC Life, SBI Life), banks, and provident funds. Together, FIIs and DIIs are the dominant institutional participants on NSE and BSE, and their daily net buying and selling is tracked as a primary gauge of institutional market sentiment. OptionX publishes this data free, updated every trading day after NSE releases official figures.
FIIs collectively hold significant stakes in Nifty 50 heavyweights — Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Infosys, and TCS. When FIIs are net sellers, even ₹2,000–5,000 Crore of daily outflows creates direct supply pressure on the index. Sustained FII selling over multiple sessions typically precedes Nifty corrections, while FII buying is a strong bullish signal. DIIs — primarily funded by domestic SIP inflows that remain stable regardless of market conditions — act as a natural counterbalance, absorbing FII selling and providing index support. Tracking net FII and DII activity daily gives you advance visibility into the institutional supply-demand imbalance before it fully shows up in price action.
SEBI replaced the FII (Foreign Institutional Investor) category with FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investor) in 2014 to create a unified, tiered registration framework. FPI Category I covers sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and multilateral agencies. Category II includes regulated mutual funds, hedge funds, and portfolio managers. Category III is for individual foreign investors and other entities. However, NSE and BSE daily participant-wise data continues to use the label "FII" in reports — so both terms refer to the same group of foreign investors whose flows are tracked on this dashboard. The practical difference for traders is zero: FII net and FPI net both describe the same daily institutional buying or selling activity.
NSE publishes daily participant-wise OI data for index and stock futures and options. The four categories are: FII, DII, PRO (proprietary traders — brokers trading their own books), and CLIENT (retail traders and HNIs). Net OI for each participant is calculated as long contracts minus short contracts. A positive FII net OI in Nifty index futures signals net long positioning — FIIs hold more bullish bets than bearish ones on the index. A negative FII futures OI means net short. FII options data reveals whether foreign players are adding call or put exposure, showing if they are hedging their equity portfolio or taking speculative directional bets. OptionX displays participant-wise OI under the Futures and Options tabs, updated every weekday after NSE publishes end-of-day reports.
Professional options traders build composite institutional sentiment signals by combining three data streams: (1) cash market FII/DII net flows, (2) futures participant-wise net OI, and (3) options call/put OI changes. The power is in reading all three together. For example: if FIIs are net sellers in cash markets but hold net long index futures OI, they may be hedging their equity portfolio rather than expressing a genuine bearish directional view. If both FIIs and DIIs are net buyers in the cash market simultaneously, it is a high-conviction bullish signal for the near term. OptionX is the only free platform in India that combines live FII/DII cash flows, futures participant OI, options call/put positioning, Nifty price overlay, and AI-powered market analysis in a single integrated dashboard — updated daily after market close.
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