FIIs (foreign institutional investors) now called FPIs, deploy global capital into India; DIIs (domestic institutions) - mutual funds, insurers, NPS - invest local savings. Daily buy/sell figures move sentiment more than fundamentals short-term.
The structural shift: monthly SIP flows made DIIs persistent buyers, cushioning FII exits that once crashed markets. Watch the net, not one side.
Example
Rs 2.45 lakh crore of FPI outflows in a risk-off year were absorbed without a bear market - DII SIPs did the heavy lifting.
In Ticker Screener
When FII selling hits your watchlist, Smart Focus blue-dots the big movers so you triage damage in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
Why do FII outflows crash small-caps most?
Foreign selling hits large-cap liquidity first, then sentiment and margin calls cascade down the market-cap ladder.
Related terms
Nifty 50
India's benchmark: 50 large stocks across 14+ sectors on the NSE. When India 'is up 1%', this is usually the number.
Index
A rule-based basket measuring a market slice - Nifty 50, S&P 500, gold prices. The benchmark everything gets judged against.
Market Cap
Price times shares outstanding: the market's price tag for the whole company. Defines large, mid and small caps.
Fed to FII: How US Rates Drive Indian Small & Mid-Caps
Fed at 3.75-4.00%, US 10Y above 5.10%, Rs 2.45 lakh crore of FPI outflows. The three transmission channels - yields, currency, crude - and the screening overlay for small-caps in risk-off regimes.
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