FII (-₹5,779 Cr) and DII (+₹35,099 Cr) Activity in Indian Equity Markets: July 2026

FII (-₹5,779 Cr) and DII (+₹35,099 Cr) Activity in Indian Equity Markets: July 2026

Every trading day, two large pools of capital shape the direction of Indian equities: Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) and Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs).

Their daily buying and selling numbers, published by the exchanges, offer one of the clearest windows into how confident overseas money and domestic money are feeling about Indian stocks at any given moment. The July 2026 data tells an interesting story, especially when placed next to what happened in June.

July 2026 at a Glance

Across 23 trading sessions in July, FIIs ended the month as net sellers, but only just. Total net outflow came to ₹5,779 Crore, a relatively small number by recent standards. FIIs sold on 13 of the 23 sessions and bought on the remaining 10, suggesting a market where foreign money was genuinely split rather than running for the exit.

The sharpest single session of FII selling came on July 16, when net outflow touched ₹4,206 Crore. On the other end, July 30 saw FIIs turn decisively positive, buying a net ₹3,624 Crore in a single session, the strongest daily purchase of the month.

DIIs, meanwhile, kept doing what they have done for months now: buying. Domestic institutions ended July with net purchases of ₹35,099 Crore, positive on 18 of the 23 trading days.

Their biggest day of buying came on July 24, at ₹5,454 Crore, while July 3 was the rare session DIIs turned net sellers, offloading a net ₹1,954 Crore.

How July Compares to June

June told a much more dramatic story. FIIs net sold ₹49,029 Crore that month, selling on 16 of 21 sessions, a far more aggressive pullback than anything seen in July. DIIs absorbed almost all of it and then some, buying a net ₹85,800 Crore across 20 of 21 sessions.

Put the two months side by side and the shift is striking. FII selling in July was close to eight times smaller than in June. DII buying also slowed, coming in at roughly 40 percent of June's pace, but domestic flows stayed comfortably positive throughout.

Reading the Trend

There are a few ways to interpret this moderation. It could reflect a genuine cooling of whatever concern drove FIIs to sell so heavily in June, whether that was global rate expectations, currency movements, or valuation worries specific to Indian equities. It could also simply be a natural pause after a month of unusually heavy selling, rather than a firm change in direction.

What is clearer is the role DIIs continue to play. Month after month, mutual funds, insurance companies, and pension money have provided a steady base of demand that cushions the market against foreign outflows. This is not a new phenomenon, but the consistency of it, DIIs buying on the vast majority of trading days in both June and July, points to a structural shift in how Indian markets absorb shocks from global capital.

It is worth noting that FII and DII numbers capture only part of the picture. They do not reflect sector level positioning, participation in new listings, or activity in derivatives markets, all of which can tell a fuller story about investor sentiment. Anyone using this data to make investment decisions should treat it as one input among several, not a standalone signal.

The Numbers at a Glance

July 2026 (23 trading days)

FII: net sold ₹5,779 Crore, selling on 13 days and buying on 10

DII: net bought ₹35,099 Crore, buying on 18 days and selling on 5

Sharpest FII selling day: July 16, net ₹4,206 Crore sold

Strongest FII buying day: July 30, net ₹3,624 Crore bought

Largest DII buying day: July 24, net ₹5,454 Crore bought

Only sizeable DII selling day: July 3, net ₹1,954 Crore sold

June 2026 (21 trading days)

FII: net sold ₹49,029 Crore, selling on 16 days and buying on 5

DII: net bought ₹85,800 Crore, buying on 20 days and selling on 1

The broad conclusion for July 2026 is one of stabilization rather than reversal. Foreign selling eased considerably from June's pace, and domestic buying, while calmer than the prior month, remained firmly supportive of the market. If this pattern holds into August, it would mark a meaningful change in tone from the sharper outflows seen earlier in the summer.

Daily FII and DII Transaction Data, July 2026

All figures in ₹ Crore. Net figures show the sign of the day's flow.

Date	FII Buy	FII Sell	FII Net	DII Buy	DII Sell	DII Net
Jul 1	11,623	12,764	−1,140	17,137	13,977	+3,159
Jul 2	14,018	14,330	−312	17,392	15,607	+1,784
Jul 3	13,337	11,982	+1,355	18,676	20,630	−1,954
Jul 6	11,686	11,443	+243	19,728	15,936	+3,791
Jul 7	18,414	18,021	+393	18,897	19,281	−383
Jul 8	17,464	15,501	+1,963	19,165	18,375	+790
Jul 9	14,388	14,921	−533	18,303	16,245	+2,058
Jul 10	15,318	12,714	+2,604	17,172	15,152	+2,020
Jul 13	10,386	13,449	−3,062	17,393	15,222	+2,172
Jul 14	12,763	13,503	−740	20,421	17,493	+2,928
Jul 15	13,207	13,943	−736	16,226	15,521	+705
Jul 16	13,576	17,782	−4,206	19,237	16,250	+2,986
Jul 17	14,394	14,770	−376	17,180	16,162	+1,018
Jul 20	13,313	14,434	−1,121	16,188	14,876	+1,312
Jul 21	16,328	14,678	+1,650	14,639	15,295	−657
Jul 22	12,890	13,709	−819	13,666	14,084	−418
Jul 23	11,472	14,471	−2,999	16,575	13,628	+2,947
Jul 24	11,124	15,017	−3,893	18,959	13,506	+5,454
Jul 27	11,696	13,384	−1,688	15,937	13,608	+2,329
Jul 28	17,531	16,776	+755	18,257	16,593	+1,664
Jul 29	17,358	14,376	+2,982	18,176	17,178	+998
Jul 30	17,432	13,808	+3,624	17,980	19,844	−1,864
Jul 31	19,046	18,768	+277	19,886	17,625	+2,260

Source: NSE provisional FII/DII data, June and July 2026.

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