Foreign investors (FIIs/FPIs) net sold Rs 1,919 crore worth of Indian equities on April 21. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 2,221 crore, according to provisional exchange data.
During the trading session, DIIs purchased shares worth Rs 18,367 crore and sold shares worth Rs 16,145 crore. In contrast, FIIs bought shares worth Rs 13,033 crore but sold shares totaling Rs 14,952 crore.
For the year so far, FIIs have been net sellers of shares worth Rs 2.13 lakh crore, while DIIs have net bought shares worth Rs 2.74 lakh crore. Markets had a strong session on Tuesday, with the Nifty gaining +0.9%, supported by improving global sentiment and strong Q4 corporate earnings.
All sectoral indices ended in the green, with FMCG (+2.6%), Realty (+2.1%), and Private Banks (+1.5%) leading. The India VIX eased ~6% to 17.53, and Brent crude declined toward USD 94–95/barrel on expectations of renewed US–Iran talks.
