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Below the Weekly FII and DII Commentary for 05th September 2026 by Pabitro Mukherjee, Deputy Vice President-Research, Bajaj Broking

FII AND DII WEEKLY ACTIVITY: 05-09-26

FIIs stayed on the sell side for a third consecutive week during last week, offloading Rs 56.1 billion worth of Indian equities, while DIIs extended their buying streak with net purchases of Rs 231.6 billion.

FIIs were net seller for three sessions during last week including the quarterly MSCI index rebalancing session on Monday, August 31, 2026. While DIIs were net buyer in all five sessions during last week.

Benchmark indices extended decline for the fourth week in a row as a sharp surge in crude oil prices amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia weighed heavily on investor sentiment. Nifty closed lower for four out of the five trading session during last week. It started the week on a negative note and formed a weekly low of 23,786 on Wednesday’s session. Buying demand at lower levels saw the index closed off the lows at 23,897 levels down by 1.2%.  Bank Nifty relatively outperformed and closed the week marginally lower by 0.2%. Broader market were mixed with Nifty Midcap witnessing profit booking and closed the week lower by 1.5% while Nifty Small cap closed the week higher by 0.1%.

Market participants will remain focused on Brent crude price movements, evolving US-Iran geopolitical tensions, and upcoming inflation data from the US ahead of the Federal Reserve's mid-September policy meeting.

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