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Below the Commentary on Monthly FII and DII July 2026 by Pabitro Mukherjee, Deputy Vice President-Research, Bajaj Broking

FII AND DII WEEKLY ACTIVITY: 15-08-26

FIIs closed as modest net buyers of Rs 1,228.24 crore, opening with two sessions of buying, reversing into two of selling, and returning as buyers on the final day. DIIs remained consistent buyers, with net purchases recorded in all sessions except the first, committing Rs9,285.63 crore. Yet Nifty drifted lower through the week, from 24,583.80 to 24,366.

In last one month, FIIs sold heavily through the first two weeks - Rs 4,205.56 crore , Rs 3,892.77 crore and the index bottomed at 23,767.45 on precisely the day that pressure peaked. They then flipped to buying from 28 July onwards, and Nifty recovered to 24,774.30 by 3 August. Even so, the cumulative figure remains negative at Rs 3,173.68 crore, meaning three weeks of buying could not undo two weeks of damage. DIIs, by contrast, were net buyers in every single week, totalling Rs 38,715.18 crore. August month-to-date reads FII +4,115.93 crore against DII +17,053 crore, a genuine improvement in foreign tone; but note that the index has drifted lower since 3 August despite that buying. 

Benchmark Indices traded in a narrow range with corrective bias as Elevated crude oil prices, with Brent remaining near the $90 per barrel mark, continued to weigh on investor sentiment and kept investors cautious. Nifty started the week on a flat note, however profit booking at higher levels saw the index dragging lower to form an intraday low of 24,266. The index closed the week off the low at 24,366 levels down by 0.8%. Bank Nifty also traded in a range and closed marginally lower by 0.4%. Broader market relatively outperformed with Nifty Midcap 100 index hitting a fresh all time high and closing the week up by 0.5%. While Nifty small cap 100 hovering around the all-time high and closing the week down by 0.7%.

In the coming week investors will closely track crude oil price movements and developments in the ongoing US-Iran geopolitical tensions

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