FIIs Net Sell Rs 1,721 Cr Equities, DIIs Buy Rs 2,381 Cr; Market Dips

• Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) net sold Indian equities worth Rs 1,721 crore on December 24.
• Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 2,381 crore on the same day.
• Year-to-date, FIIs are net sellers of Rs 2.81 lakh crore, while DIIs are net buyers of Rs 7.67 lakh crore.
• Sensex, Nifty 50, and Bank Nifty all closed marginally lower on December 24.
• IT, pharma, and oil & gas sectors saw selling pressure; defense and realty showed strength.

Why It Matters: FII selling and year-end profit booking led to a marginal market dip despite DII buying.