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title: "FII and DII Flows in March 2018"
canonical: "https://tapetide.com/insight/reports/fii-dii-flows/2018-03"
last_updated: "2018-03-28"
generated_at: "2026-10-25T10:54:48.898Z"
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# FII and DII Flows in March 2018

How much FIIs and DIIs bought and sold in Indian equities in March 2018: net flows, gross buying and selling, the biggest days, streaks and how the month ranks.

Final for the month: 19 trading sessions, 2018-03-01 to 2018-03-28.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Indian equities in March 2018, with a net inflow of ₹7,905 Cr in the cash market across all 19 trading sessions. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of ₹6,694 Cr, leaving a combined institutional flow of +₹14,599 Cr.

March 2018 is an FII net inflow, ranking 19th of 24 by outflow over the 24 months since Apr 2016, and the 12th-largest DII net inflow.

FIIs bought ₹1,18,877 Cr and sold ₹1,10,972 Cr gross, a net of +₹7,905 Cr.

FIIs were net buyers on 11 sessions and net sellers on 8.

The largest single-day net sale was ₹1,191 Cr on 28 Mar 2018.

The largest single-day net purchase was ₹7,028 Cr on 13 Mar 2018.

They sold on 3 consecutive sessions from 14 Mar 2018 to 16 Mar 2018.

They bought on 5 consecutive sessions from 19 Mar 2018 to 23 Mar 2018.

DIIs bought ₹79,303 Cr and sold ₹72,609 Cr gross, a net of +₹6,694 Cr.

DIIs were net buyers on 10 sessions and net sellers on 9.

The largest single-day net sale was ₹935 Cr on 23 Mar 2018.

The largest single-day net purchase was ₹2,173 Cr on 27 Mar 2018.

They sold on 3 consecutive sessions from 1 Mar 2018 to 6 Mar 2018.

They bought on 3 consecutive sessions from 20 Mar 2018 to 22 Mar 2018.

Canonical page: https://tapetide.com/insight/reports/fii-dii-flows/2018-03

- **FII net:** 7904.6
- **FII gross buy:** 118876.9
- **FII gross sell:** 110971.9
- **DII net:** 6694.1
- **DII gross buy:** 79303.2
- **DII gross sell:** 72609.1
- **Combined net:** 14598.7
- **Sessions:** 19 (2018-03-01 to 2018-03-28)
- **Month complete:** yes

Methodology:

- Figures are provisional cash-market (equity) trading by FIIs/FPIs and DIIs on NSE, BSE and MSEI, published by the exchanges after each session, in ₹ crore.
- Net is gross buying minus gross selling. Monthly totals are the sum of the daily figures; a net-buy or net-sell day is a session with a positive or negative net.
- A streak counts consecutive trading sessions in the month with the same net direction. Holidays do not break a streak.
- The rank compares this month with every month in the trailing 24-month window shown in the history table. A month still in progress is ranked on its sessions so far.
- Sector-wise FPI net investment is reported fortnightly and covers equity, debt and hybrid investment, so it does not reconcile with the daily cash-market figures.

### Every session in Mar 2018 (₹ crore)

| Date | FII Buy | FII Sell | FII Net | DII Buy | DII Sell | DII Net |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018-03-01 | 5514.4 | 5272.6 | 241.8 | 3323 | 3326.3 | -3.3 |
| 2018-03-05 | 6115 | 6481.6 | -366.6 | 3159.7 | 3313.9 | -154.2 |
| 2018-03-06 | 5931.8 | 5311.7 | 620.1 | 3006.7 | 3741 | -734.3 |
| 2018-03-07 | 4879.6 | 5599.4 | -719.8 | 3950.3 | 3540.9 | 409.3 |
| 2018-03-08 | 5253.7 | 5618.5 | -364.8 | 3950.6 | 3275.4 | 675.3 |
| 2018-03-09 | 4514.2 | 3963.8 | 550.4 | 2865.9 | 2930.9 | -65 |
| 2018-03-12 | 5309.1 | 4934.4 | 374.6 | 2917.6 | 3382.2 | -464.6 |
| 2018-03-13 | 11366.3 | 4337.9 | 7028.4 | 5281.9 | 3668.5 | 1613.4 |
| 2018-03-14 | 4093.6 | 4352.5 | -259 | 2673.7 | 3105.7 | -432 |
| 2018-03-15 | 4247.5 | 4952.9 | -705.4 | 3113.1 | 2856.7 | 256.4 |
| 2018-03-16 | 14024.7 | 14175.1 | -150.5 | 4485.7 | 5256.2 | -770.5 |
| 2018-03-19 | 4288 | 3995.8 | 292.2 | 3966.6 | 4158.1 | -191.5 |
| 2018-03-20 | 4976.3 | 4632.2 | 344.2 | 3573.7 | 2842.5 | 731.2 |
| 2018-03-21 | 5514.9 | 5416.5 | 98.4 | 3692.2 | 3494.4 | 197.8 |
| 2018-03-22 | 5224.8 | 5063.6 | 161.1 | 3692.4 | 3282.5 | 409.9 |
| 2018-03-23 | 7245.5 | 5617.3 | 1628.2 | 4202.8 | 5138.2 | -935.4 |
| 2018-03-26 | 4134.5 | 4875.7 | -741.2 | 6444.1 | 4426.1 | 2018 |
| 2018-03-27 | 6108.8 | 5045.7 | 1063.1 | 5501.5 | 3328.6 | 2172.9 |
| 2018-03-28 | 10134.2 | 11324.7 | -1190.6 | 9501.7 | 7541 | 1960.7 |

### Monthly net flows, the 24-month ranking window (₹ crore)

| Month | FII Net | DII Net | Combined | Sessions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mar 2018 | 7904.6 | 6694.1 | 14598.7 | 19 |
| Feb 2018 | -18619.2 | 17812.8 | -806.4 | 19 |
| Jan 2018 | 9567.8 | 398.5 | 9966.3 | 22 |
| Dec 2017 | -6411.5 | 8142.8 | 1731.3 | 20 |
| Nov 2017 | -13514.9 | 9243.1 | -4271.8 | 22 |
| Oct 2017 | -7826.4 | 10090.9 | 2264.5 | 20 |
| Sep 2017 | -23969.8 | 21025.7 | -2944.1 | 21 |
| Aug 2017 | -15995.4 | 16205.2 | 209.8 | 21 |
| Jul 2017 | 1464.7 | 4786.6 | 6251.3 | 21 |
| Jun 2017 | -4051.3 | 6675.9 | 2624.6 | 20 |
| May 2017 | -452.5 | 4277.1 | 3824.6 | 22 |
| Apr 2017 | -6627.6 | 9247.5 | 2619.9 | 18 |
| Mar 2017 | 26473.2 | -4395.7 | 22077.5 | 22 |
| Feb 2017 | 8704.1 | 935.2 | 9639.3 | 19 |
| Jan 2017 | -1901.2 | 4504 | 2602.8 | 20 |
| Dec 2016 | -11325.1 | 9136 | -2189.1 | 22 |
| Nov 2016 | -19982.3 | 18277.2 | -1705.1 | 21 |
| Oct 2016 | -5770.2 | 7906.6 | 2136.4 | 19 |
| Sep 2016 | 3329.7 | 1999.3 | 5329 | 20 |
| Aug 2016 | 8778.3 | -4406.4 | 4371.9 | 22 |
| Jul 2016 | 10122.7 | -6054.9 | 4067.8 | 20 |
| Jun 2016 | 3957.9 | -2173.6 | 1784.3 | 22 |
| May 2016 | 38.4 | 6758 | 6796.4 | 21 |
| Apr 2016 | 2936.2 | -2554.4 | 381.8 | 15 |

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Compiled by Tapetide from exchange and regulator disclosures (NSE, BSE, SEBI) unless a section states otherwise — any figure marked unofficial or indicative is not an official disclosure. For research and information only, not investment advice. Generated 2026-10-25T10:54:48.898Z.