The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 4165.86 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 656.72 crore in the Indian equity market on August 30, 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.

The Sensex climbed 1564.45 points or 2.70% to 59,537.07 and the Nifty was up by 446.40 points or 2.58% to 17,759.30 on Tuesday.

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The Sensex touched a high and low of 59,599.78 and 58,245.49, respectively. All 30 stocks were advancing on the index. 

The Nifty traded in a range of 17,777.65 and 17,401.50. All 50 stocks were advancing 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.