Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 3,973.95 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased shares worth a net Rs 2,831.07 crore in the Indian equity market on June 10, as per provisional data available on the NSE.  

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In the month of May 2022, FIIs sold shares worth a net Rs 54,292.47 crore while DIIs bought shares worth a net Rs 50,835.54 crore.

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Sensex tanked 1016.84 points or 1.84% to 54,303.44 and Nifty was down by 276.30 points or 1.68% to 16,201.80 in the previous session.

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Sensex touched a high and low of 54,780.78 and 54,205.99, respectively. There were 7 stocks advancing against 22 stocks declining, while 1 stock remained unchanged on the index.

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Nifty traded in a range of 16,324.70 and 16,172.60. There were 13 stocks advancing against 37 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.