Foreign Institutional Investors Sustain Net Selling Trend, While Domestic Institutional Investors Remain Net Buyers

Market Update - March 5, 2026

Foreign and Domestic Institutional Investor Activity

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) net sold Rs 3,753 crore worth of Indian equities on March 5, 2026, despite purchasing shares worth Rs 14,915 crore during the trading session. However, they sold shares worth Rs 18,668 crore, resulting in a net sale of Rs 3,753 crore. In contrast, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 5,153 crore.

Year-to-Date Performance

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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

The Nifty index halted its slide with a 285-point recovery, settling at 24,765. The index opened 135 points higher on the back of strong global cues and traded in a tight 140-point range with a positive bias until noon. It then unleashed a sharp 325-point rally from mid-session low to an intraday high of 24,854, before closing on a firm footing.

Sectoral indices performed positively, with Metals, Consumer Durables, and Auto gaining the 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. The BSE's advance-decline ratio hit 1.94, marking a flip in market breadth after three down days.

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