DIIs bought equities worth ₹19,254.19 crore during the session and sold shares worth ₹10,324.07 crore. Their net buying was significantly higher than the ₹4,977.46 crore recorded on Thursday.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), meanwhile, remained net sellers, offloading Indian equities worth ₹3,111.94 crore on Friday. Their selling was also higher than the ₹2,345.87 crore net outflow recorded in the previous session.
The latest data highlights the widening divergence between domestic and foreign flows, with DIIs stepping up their support for Indian equities even as FIIs continue to withdraw money from the market.
Separately, Indian equity benchmarks ended mixed in a rangebound session on Friday, with the market adjusting lower after the introduction of the Closing Auction Session (CAS). The Nifty ended below the 23,900 mark, while the Sensex gained 363 points.
The Sensex closed 363 points higher at 76,515, while the Nifty gained 24.25 points to end at 23,898. The Nifty Bank slipped 11 points to 57,370, while the Nifty Midcap index fell 156 points to 63,079, pointing to weaker performance across the broader market.
Among sectors, capital market stocks remained in focus, with BSE rising 9% over two sessions following the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) update on CAS. Life insurance stocks were also in focus, with SBI Life emerging as the top Nifty gainer.
The Nifty Metal index was the top-performing sectoral index, with Tata Steel rising nearly 3%.
On the other hand, cables and wires (C&W) stocks faced sharp selling, with KEI Industries falling more than 8% after UltraTech Cement’s entry into the segment.
Among individual stocks, HAL gained nearly 3% following an update on the delivery of GE Aerospace engines. HEG rose 3%, with Friday being the last date to be eligible to own shares in the demerged entities.
Physics Wallah surged more than 5% after a large trade and a positive brokerage note, while Dhoot Transmission gained more than 1% following its Q1 results.
ESDS Software Technologies had a strong market debut, more than doubling its issue price on listing.
Prestige Estates ended nearly 2% lower following a MahaRERA order in the Mahalaxmi Tower project case.
Meanwhile, New India Assurance jumped 17% and IFCI gained 5% amid reports that SEBI could approve NSE’s IPO as early as next week. MCX rose 3% amid expectations that SEBI may issue a circular in September allowing foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to participate in commodity derivatives.
Market breadth favoured declines, with the advance-decline ratio at 1:1.
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