Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have turned net buyers after selling shares worth nearly ₹1 lakh crore in the cash market over the past 23 sessions (from January 3-February 3).

On Tuesday, February 4, FIIs net purchased equities worth ₹809.23 crore, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) net sold ₹430.70 crore, as per NSE provisional data. This marked the first FII buying since January 2, when they net purchased ₹1,507 crore worth of shares.

#FundFlow | #FIIs net buy ₹809.23 cr while #DIIs net sell ₹430.70 cr in equities today (provisional).

Alert: FIIs turn net buyers in the cash market after 23 days pic.twitter.com/RBNn9Xt9Nq

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) February 4, 2025

During the session, FIIs bought shares worth nearly ₹18,106 crore and sold ₹17,296 crore. DIIs bought shares worth ₹15,003 crore and sold ₹15,433 crore. Notably, FIIs had offloaded equities worth ₹3,958.37 crore on Monday.

FIIs in Futures and Options

On Tuesday, FIIs also bought a net amount of ₹7,473.73 crore in stock futures and ₹5,353.50 crore in index futures.

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 2% on Tuesday, tracking gains in Asian markets after US President Donald Trump delayed tariffs on Mexico and Canada by a month.

Sensex, Nifty close at one-month high

The BSE Sensex surged 1,397.07 points (1.81%) to close at a one-month high of 78,583.81, hitting an intraday peak of 78,658.59. The NSE Nifty jumped 378.20 points (1.62%) to 23,739.25, its highest since January 3.

Among blue-chip stocks, Larsen & Toubro rallied nearly 5%, while Adani Ports, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, UltraTech Cement, and Asian Paints also posted strong gains. However, ITC Hotels, Zomato, Nestle, and Maruti were among the laggards.

Asian markets, including Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, closed significantly higher.