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FII DII activity · Monday, 18 August 2025

FII DII data for 18 August 2025, decoded

Foreign and domestic institutional money in the cash market, and who holds which side of the index in futures, read together. Not just the net figure.

← 14 Aug19 Aug →Latest

Cash marketNSE provisional, ₹ crore

FII / FPI—net
DII—net
Institutions together—FII and DII net combined

What it meansdecoded by rule

  • Opposite sidesRetail clients are 70% long in index futures; FIIs are 10% long. When the two disagree this widely, one side is wrong.
  • Protection addedFIIs added 86,207 contracts long index puts (+21%). Someone is paying for insurance.

Bhav Dhan Index that evening: Real retreat (Bhav 34, Dhan 43). The full reading →

Index futures: who holds which sidecontracts at the close

ParticipantLongShortNetLong shareNet change on the day
FII20,703192,027−171,3249.7%+11,555
DII72,06034,952+37,10867.3%+2,173
Retail (client)203,46787,665+115,80269.9%−8,329
Pro51,64833,234+18,41460.8%−5,399

FII index options

LongShortNet
Calls343,765372,870−29,105
Puts506,654251,792+254,862

Monthly totals₹ crore, NSE provisional

Recent sessions

DateFII netDII netTogetherRead
Mon 18 Aug———Opposite sides
Thu 14 Aug———Opposite sides
Wed 13 Aug———Opposite sides
Tue 12 Aug———Opposite sides
Mon 11 Aug———Opposite sides
Fri 8 Aug———Opposite sides
Thu 7 Aug———Opposite sides
Wed 6 Aug———Opposite sides
Tue 5 Aug———Opposite sides
Mon 4 Aug———Opposite sides
Fri 1 Aug———Opposite sides
Thu 31 Jul———Opposite sides
Wed 30 Jul———Opposite sides
Tue 29 Jul———Opposite sides
Mon 28 Jul———Opposite sides
Fri 25 Jul———Opposite sides
Thu 24 Jul———Opposite sides
Wed 23 Jul———Opposite sides
Tue 22 Jul———Opposite sides
Mon 21 Jul———Opposite sides
Fri 18 Jul———Opposite sides
Thu 17 Jul———Opposite sides
Wed 16 Jul———Opposite sides
Tue 15 Jul———Opposite sides
Mon 14 Jul———Opposite sides
Fri 11 Jul———Opposite sides
Thu 10 Jul———Opposite sides
Wed 9 Jul———Opposite sides
Tue 8 Jul———Opposite sides
Mon 7 Jul———Opposite sides

Source: NSE (FII/DII trading activity, provisional; participant-wise open interest) and NSDL (final FPI flows). Decoded by FinMinutes using published rules. FII here means NSE's FII/FPI category. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

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