The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 369.06 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 334.31 crore in the Indian equity market on August 25, as per provisional data available on the NSE.  

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In the month of July 2022, FIIs sold shares worth a net Rs 6,567.71 crore while DIIs bought shares worth a net Rs 10,546.02 crore.

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The Sensex dropped 310.71 points or 0.53% to 58,774.72 and the Nifty was down by 82.50 points or 0.47% to 17,522.45 on Thursday.

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The Sensex touched a high and low of 59,484.35 and 58,666.41, respectively. There were 5 stocks advancing against 25 stocks declining on the index. 

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The Nifty traded in a range of 17,726.50 and 17,487.45. There were 16 stocks advancing against 34 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.

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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.