FIIs Sell Rs 318 Cr Equities, DIIs Buy Rs 1,773 Cr; Market Sees Mixed Trends

• Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs/FPIs) net sold Indian equities worth Rs 318 crore on December 26.
• Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 1,773 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 7.69 lakh crore.
• Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex saw marginal gains (0.3% and 112 points respectively) last week amid profit booking.
• Defence index rallied over 3%, Railway-linked stocks surged up to 12% ahead of Union Budget 2026, while IT and Auto sectors dragged.

Why It Matters: FIIs net sold Indian equities, DIIs net bought, with mixed sectoral performance in the market.