Foreign portfolio investors stayed net sellers for the fourth straight session on Wednesday and sold stocks worth Rs 3,362.2 crore, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
Domestic institutional investors stayed buyers for the 16th consecutive session and bought stocks worth Rs 2,716.3 crore.
So far in January, the FPIs have sold shares worth Rs 11,435 crore, according to the National Securities Depository Ltd.
Through 2024, overseas investors have been net sellers and collectively offloaded stocks worth Rs 7,078.3 crore, according to data from NSDL compiled by NDTV Profit. The DIIs stayed net buyers through the year and bought stocks worth Rs 8,282.8 crore.
However, according to data from the NSDL, which is updated till the previous trading day, foreign institutions have been net buyers of Rs 1,214.7 crore worth of Indian equities so far in 2025.
Indian equities sailed through a volatile session on Wednesday to end flat as the benchmark Nifty found vital support. A reversal of declines in information-technology stocks helped offset losses in pharma and financials.
The NSE Nifty 50 ended 18.95 points or 0.08% lower at 23,688.95, while BSE Sensex lost 50.62 points or 0.06% to close at 78,148.49. During the session, the Nifty declined as much as 0.89% to an intraday low of 23,496, while the Sensex fell 0.91% to 77,486.
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. remained the top gainer on the Nifty for the second straight day, rising nearly 3%.
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