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FII DII activity · Friday, 18 September 2026

FII DII data for 18 September 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 84% long in index futures; FIIs are 13% long. When the two disagree this widely, one side is wrong.

Bhav Dhan Index that evening: Real retreat (Bhav 45, Dhan 21). The full reading →

Index futures: who holds which sidecontracts at the close

ParticipantLongShortNetLong shareNet change on the day
FII48,406336,834−288,42812.6%+1,613
DII40,74127,774+12,96759.5%+109
Retail (client)297,98156,561+241,42084.0%+2,472
Pro64,60130,560+34,04167.9%−4,194

FII index options

LongShortNet
Calls690,977959,379−268,402
Puts1,299,085668,632+630,453

Monthly totals₹ crore, NSE provisional

Recent sessions

DateFII netDII netTogetherRead
Fri 18 Sep———Opposite sides
Thu 17 Sep———Opposite sides
Wed 16 Sep———Opposite sides
Tue 15 Sep———Opposite sides
Fri 11 Sep———Opposite sides
Thu 10 Sep———Opposite sides
Wed 9 Sep———Opposite sides
Tue 8 Sep———Opposite sides
Mon 7 Sep———Opposite sides
Fri 4 Sep———Opposite sides
Thu 3 Sep———Opposite sides
Wed 2 Sep———Opposite sides
Tue 1 Sep———Opposite sides
Mon 31 Aug———Opposite sides
Fri 28 Aug———Opposite sides
Thu 27 Aug———Opposite sides
Wed 26 Aug———Opposite sides
Tue 25 Aug———Opposite sides
Mon 24 Aug———Opposite sides
Fri 21 Aug———Opposite sides
Thu 20 Aug———Opposite sides
Wed 19 Aug———Opposite sides
Tue 18 Aug———Opposite sides
Mon 17 Aug———Opposite sides
Fri 14 Aug———Opposite sides
Thu 13 Aug———Opposite sides
Wed 12 Aug———Opposite sides
Tue 11 Aug———Opposite sides
Mon 10 Aug———Opposite sides
Fri 7 Aug———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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