Cash-market trading
Share purchases and sales by investor group
Share purchases and sales by investor group: ₹5.81 billion in August 2026
₹5.81 billion (₹580.58 crore) · $60.3 million
Data through
Net purchases by Banks. All investor groups are shown in the table.
Terms in this reading
- FII
- Foreign institutional investor, a name often used when discussing foreign portfolio investors. The source’s investor category and period remain authoritative. Definition and conventions
Notes
The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.
Dollar equivalents use the site’s reference rate of $1 = ₹96.32 on 2 October 2026, not historical exchange rates.
Publication cadence: Monthly. Missing observations are not zero.
Cash-market activity by investor
| Name | Buy | Sell | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks | ₹61.95 billion (≈ ₹6,195 crore) · $643 million | ₹56.14 billion (≈ ₹5,614 crore) · $583 million | ₹5.81 billion (≈ ₹581 crore) · $60.3 million |
| Insurance companies | ₹457.88 billion (≈ ₹45,788 crore) · $4.75 billion | ₹471.12 billion (≈ ₹47,112 crore) · $4.89 billion | −₹13.24 billion (≈ −₹1,324 crore) · −$137 million |
| Mutual funds | ₹2.45 trillion (≈ ₹2.45 lakh crore) · $25.5 billion | ₹2.07 trillion (≈ ₹2.07 lakh crore) · $21.5 billion | ₹379.82 billion (≈ ₹37,982 crore) · $3.94 billion |
| AIFs | ₹122.22 billion (≈ ₹12,222 crore) · $1.27 billion | ₹134.77 billion (≈ ₹13,477 crore) · $1.4 billion | −₹12.55 billion (≈ −₹1,255 crore) · −$130 million |
| Pms | ₹189.14 billion (≈ ₹18,914 crore) · $1.96 billion | ₹181.1 billion (≈ ₹18,110 crore) · $1.88 billion | ₹8.04 billion (≈ ₹804 crore) · $83.4 million |
| Foreign institutional investors | ₹3.74 trillion (≈ ₹3.74 lakh crore) · $38.8 billion | ₹3.64 trillion (≈ ₹3.64 lakh crore) · $37.8 billion | ₹100.4 billion (≈ ₹10,040 crore) · $1.04 billion |
| Retail | ₹9.28 trillion (≈ ₹9.28 lakh crore) · $96.3 billion | ₹9.32 trillion (≈ ₹9.32 lakh crore) · $96.8 billion | −₹44.79 billion (≈ −₹4,479 crore) · −$465 million |
| Others | ₹8.83 trillion (≈ ₹8.83 lakh crore) · $91.7 billion | ₹9.26 trillion (≈ ₹9.26 lakh crore) · $96.1 billion | −₹423.49 billion (≈ −₹42,349 crore) · −$4.4 billion |
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Source: National Stock Exchange, India Dispatch Research
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India by the numbers, Share purchases and sales by investor group, August 2026. ₹5.81 billion · $60.3 million. Source: National Stock Exchange. https://data.indiadispatch.com/capital-markets/cash-market-by-investor
Published content updated . This is separate from the source observation period.