Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net bought Indian equities worth Rs 12,563.33 crore on Wednesday, taking their net purchases in November to Rs 65,735.32 crore.
Domestic institutional investors (DIIs), meanwhile, net sold equities worth Rs 8,434.53 crore, according to the NSE's combined FII/FPI and DII cash market data.
FIIs bought shares worth Rs 30,087.21 crore and sold Rs 17,523.88 crore. DIIs bought shares worth Rs 19,704.39 crore and sold Rs 28,138.92 crore.
On a year-to-date basis, FIIs have net sold Rs 3,82,494 crore, down from Rs 4,48,229 crore at the end of October. DIIs have net bought Rs 6,61,251 crore.
Wednesday's FII net buying was the third-highest daily figure of 2026. Only November 5 (Rs 14,974.68 crore) and November 6 (Rs 13,749.82 crore) recorded higher net purchases, based on the daily series. FIIs were net sellers in each of the first 10 months of 2026.
November reverses the year's pattern
October ended with FII net selling of Rs 45,162 crore. November's net buying has already reached around 1.5 times that outflow.
FIIs have been net buyers in seven of the eight sessions this month. The exception was the Diwali Muhurat session on November 8, when they net sold Rs 0.25 crore. So far this month, FIIs have bought shares worth Rs 1,71,781.43 crore and sold Rs 1,06,046.11 crore.
DIIs were net sellers in all eight sessions, offloading shares worth Rs 40,503.89 crore on a net basis. This is about 62% of FII net buying. The combined net institutional flow for November is positive at Rs 25,231.43 crore.
The shift began in the second half of October. FIIs recorded net outflows of $5 billion in the first half of the month, followed by net inflows of $2.8 billion in the second half.
FIIs recorded net selling of $2.2 billion in October, lower than the outflows in September.
By sector, FIIs bought technology stocks worth $1.4 billion and telecom stocks worth $700 million in October. They sold shares worth $1 billion in FMCG, $1 billion in financial services and $800 million in automobiles.
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