Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 4,502.25 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased shares worth a net Rs 3,807.6 crore in the Indian equity market on June 14, as per provisional data available on the NSE.  

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 slipped153.13 points or 0.29% to 52,693.57 and Nifty was down by 42.30 points or 0.27% to 15,732.10 in the previous session.    

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Sensex touched a high and low of 53,095.32 and 52,459.48, respectively. There were 15 stocks advancing against 15 stocks declining on the index. 

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Nifty traded in a range of 15,858.00 and 15,659.45. There were 27 stocks advancing against 23 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.