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FII DII activity · Thursday, 21 May 2026

FII DII data for 21 May 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.

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 73% long in index futures; FIIs are 12% long. When the two disagree this widely, one side is wrong.

Bhav Dhan Index that evening: Hollow rally (Bhav 59, Dhan 40). The full reading →

Index futures: who holds which sidecontracts at the close

ParticipantLongShortNetLong shareNet change on the day
FII35,690266,880−231,19011.8%−8,670
DII67,31637,772+29,54464.1%−199
Retail (client)261,35598,212+163,14372.7%+5,119
Pro81,51443,011+38,50365.5%+3,750

FII index options

LongShortNet
Calls564,691820,753−256,062
Puts919,425504,978+414,447

Monthly totals₹ crore, NSE provisional

Recent sessions

DateFII netDII netTogetherRead
Thu 21 May———Opposite sides
Wed 20 May———Opposite sides
Tue 19 May———Opposite sides
Mon 18 May———Opposite sides
Fri 15 May———Opposite sides
Thu 14 May———Opposite sides
Wed 13 May———Opposite sides
Tue 12 May———Opposite sides
Mon 11 May———Opposite sides
Fri 8 May———Opposite sides
Thu 7 May———Opposite sides
Wed 6 May———Opposite sides
Tue 5 May———Opposite sides
Mon 4 May———Opposite sides
Thu 30 Apr———Opposite sides
Wed 29 Apr———Opposite sides
Tue 28 Apr———Opposite sides
Mon 27 Apr———Opposite sides
Fri 24 Apr———Opposite sides
Thu 23 Apr———Opposite sides
Wed 22 Apr———Opposite sides
Tue 21 Apr———Opposite sides
Mon 20 Apr———Opposite sides
Fri 17 Apr———Opposite sides
Thu 16 Apr———Opposite sides
Wed 15 Apr———Opposite sides
Mon 13 Apr———Opposite sides
Fri 10 Apr———Opposite sides
Thu 9 Apr———Opposite sides
Wed 8 Apr———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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