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FII DII activity · Wednesday, 18 March 2026

FII DII data for 18 March 2026, 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.

← 17 Mar19 Mar →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 66% long in index futures; FIIs are 14% long. When the two disagree this widely, one side is wrong.

Bhav Dhan Index that evening: Quiet accumulation (Bhav 32, Dhan 62). The full reading →

Index futures: who holds which sidecontracts at the close

ParticipantLongShortNetLong shareNet change on the day
FII44,432270,229−225,79714.1%+14,978
DII73,48319,146+54,33779.3%−4,723
Retail (client)268,491139,221+129,27065.9%−6,662
Pro81,44839,258+42,19067.5%−3,593

FII index options

LongShortNet
Calls512,819688,030−175,211
Puts928,890554,542+374,348

Monthly totals₹ crore, NSE provisional

Recent sessions

DateFII netDII netTogetherRead
Wed 18 Mar———Opposite sides
Tue 17 Mar———Opposite sides
Mon 16 Mar———Opposite sides
Fri 13 Mar———Opposite sides
Thu 12 Mar———Opposite sides
Wed 11 Mar———Opposite sides
Tue 10 Mar———Opposite sides
Mon 9 Mar———Opposite sides
Fri 6 Mar———Opposite sides
Thu 5 Mar———Opposite sides
Wed 4 Mar———Opposite sides
Mon 2 Mar———Opposite sides
Fri 27 Feb———Opposite sides
Thu 26 Feb———Opposite sides
Wed 25 Feb———Opposite sides
Tue 24 Feb———Opposite sides
Mon 23 Feb———Opposite sides
Fri 20 Feb———Opposite sides
Thu 19 Feb———Opposite sides
Wed 18 Feb———Opposite sides
Tue 17 Feb———Opposite sides
Mon 16 Feb———Opposite sides
Fri 13 Feb———Opposite sides
Thu 12 Feb———Opposite sides
Wed 11 Feb———Opposite sides
Tue 10 Feb———Opposite sides
Mon 9 Feb———Opposite sides
Fri 6 Feb———Opposite sides
Thu 5 Feb———Opposite sides
Wed 4 Feb———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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