On July 29, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) were net buyers of shares worth ₹5,666 crore, while Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers, offloading shares worth ₹2,474 crore, according to provisional data from the NSE.
DIIs purchased shares worth ₹18,993 crore and sold shares worth ₹13,328 crore during the trading session. Conversely, FIIs bought shares worth ₹17,372 crore but sold equities totaling ₹19,846 crore.
For the year to date, FIIs have net purchased shares amounting to ₹1.6 lakh crore, while DIIs have acquired shares worth ₹2.56 lakh crore.
At market close, the Sensex was up by 23.12 points or 0.03% at 81,355.84, and the Nifty was slightly up by 0.01 points or 0.01% at 24,836.10.
Top gainers on the Nifty included Divis Labs, L&T, BPCL, Bajaj Finserv, and M&M, whereas Titan Company, Bharti Airtel, Cipla, ITC, and Tata Consumer Products were among the losers.
Sector-wise, IT, FMCG, and telecom sectors declined, while auto, banking, media, capital goods, oil & gas, power, and real estate sectors saw gains.