Foreign institutional investors (FII) purchased shares worth net Rs 252.25 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DII) added shares worth net Rs 1,111.84 crore on October 23, 2023, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.
For the month till October 23, 2023, FIIs sold shares worth net Rs 13,159.47 crore while DIIs bought shares worth net Rs 12,995.64 crore. In the month of September, FIIs offloaded shares worth net Rs 26,692.16 crore while DIIs added equities worth a net Rs 20,312.65 crore.
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“Despite the healthy performance of private banks and marginal reductions in oil prices, investor confidence remained pessimistic, and a widespread consolidation persisted in the domestic markets. The global markets echoed the same trend, as the unrest in West Asia has the potential to spiral further. Increased apprehensions surrounding prolonged elevated interest rates fuelled a continued upward movement in the US 10-year yield. Amid worries over moderation in growth on account of elevated interest rates and higher energy prices, heightened risk aversion was witnessed in the Indian mid- & small-cap space, banks, metals, and energy stocks. While a period of consolidation in the short term seems certain, the extent of this phase will be shaped by global factors,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.
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Foreign institutional investors (FII) or Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) are those who invest in the financial assets of a country while not being part of it. On the other hand, domestic institutional investors (DII), as the name suggests, invest in the country they’re living in. Political and economic trends impact the investment decisions of both FIIs and DIIs. Additionally, both types of investors – foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) – can impact the economy’s net investment flows.