FIIs pump ₹5,426 crore into equities in biggest buying since Oct 2025
Published on 03/02/2026 07:42 PM
FIIs pump ₹5,426 crore into equities in biggest buying since Oct 2025As per exchange data, FIIs bought shares worth ₹5,426 crore in the cash market, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares to the tune of ₹345 crore.By Ajay Vaishnav February 3, 2026, 7:42:02 PM IST (Updated)2 Min ReadForeign institutional investors (FIIs) returned to Dalal Street in a big way on Tuesday, snapping a prolonged selling streak with their largest single-day purchase since October 28, 2025, as optimism over the India–US trade deal fueled a sharp rally in equities.
As per exchange data, FIIs bought shares worth ₹5,426 crore in the cash market, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares to the tune of ₹345 crore.
The surge in foreign inflows came even as FIIs had offloaded equities worth ₹1,832.46 crore on Monday, while DIIs had purchased shares worth ₹2,446.33 crore.
FII ₹ croreDII ₹ croreDate Net Purchase / SalesNet Purchase / SalesMonth till date2,815.482,777.843-Feb-265,236.281,014.242-Feb-26-1,832.462,446.331-Feb-26-588.34-682.73
Source: Moneycontrol
The renewed buying coincided with a blockbuster session for benchmark indices. The 30-share BSE Sensex soared 2,072.67 points, or 2.54%, to close at 83,739.13 — its best single-day gain in eight months. During intraday trade, it rallied as much as 4,205.27 points, or 5.14%, to touch 85,871.73.
The NSE Nifty jumped 639.15 points, or 2.55%, to settle at 25,727.55, after scaling an intraday high of 26,341.20.
Sentiment was buoyed after US President Donald Trump said Washington would cut reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 25% following talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Export-oriented sectors such as textiles, leather, gems and jewellery, seafood and specialty chemicals also witnessed robust gains.
Date FII Net Purchase / Sales in ₹ crore DII Net Purchase / Sales in ₹ croreJan-26-41,435.2269,220.74Dec-25-34,349.6279,619.91Nov-25-17,500.3177,083.78Oct-25-2,346.8952,794.02Sep-25-35,301.3665,343.59Aug-25-46,902.9294,828.55Jul-25-47,666.6860,939.16Jun-257,488.9872,673.91May-2511,773.2567,642.34Apr-252,735.0228,228.45Mar-252,014.1837,585.68Feb-25-58,988.0864,853.19Jan-25-87,374.6686,591.80
Source: MoneycontrolContinue ReadingFirst Published: Feb 3, 2026 7:32 PM ISTTagsdomestic institutional investorsforeign institutional investors FIIs flows