Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1046.32 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 0.91 crore in the Indian equity market on July 1, as per provisional data available on the NSE.  

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In the month of June 2022, FIIs sold shares worth a net Rs 58,112.37 crore while DIIs bought shares worth a net Rs 46,599.23 crore.

The Sensex climbed 712.46 points or 1.25% to 57,570.25 and the Nifty was up by 228.65 points or 1.35% to 17,158.25 on Friday. 

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The BSE Sensex touched a high and low of 57,619.27 and 57,104.81, respectively. There were 25 stocks advancing against 5 stocks declining on the index.

The Nifty traded in a range of 17,172.80 and 17,018.15. There were 43 stocks advancing against 7 stocks declining on the index.

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FII stands for ‘foreign institutional investor,’ and refers to an investment fund or an investor who puts their money into a country’s assets while being headquartered outside of it.

In India, this is a commonly used term to refer to outside entities contributing to the country’s financial markets by investing. 

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On the other hand, ‘DII’ stands for ‘domestic institutional investors.’ Unlike FIIs, DIIs are investors that invest in the financial assets and securities of the country they are currently residing in.

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These investment decisions of both FIIs and DIIs are impacted by political and economic trends. Additionally, both types of investors — foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) —  can impact the economy’s net investment flows.