--- title: "FII and DII Flows in May 2018" canonical: "https://tapetide.com/insight/reports/fii-dii-flows/2018-05" last_updated: "2018-05-31" generated_at: "2026-10-25T10:54:47.418Z" --- # FII and DII Flows in May 2018 How much FIIs and DIIs bought and sold in Indian equities in May 2018: net flows, gross buying and selling, the biggest days, streaks and how the month ranks. Final for the month: 22 trading sessions, 2018-05-02 to 2018-05-31. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Indian equities in May 2018, with a net outflow of ₹12,360 Cr in the cash market across all 22 trading sessions. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of ₹15,055 Cr, leaving a combined institutional flow of +₹2,695 Cr. May 2018 is the 6th-largest FII net outflow of the 24 months since Jun 2016, and the 5th-largest DII net inflow. FIIs bought ₹1,20,915 Cr and sold ₹1,33,275 Cr gross, a net of −₹12,360 Cr. FIIs were net buyers on 1 sessions and net sellers on 21. The largest single-day net sale was ₹1,652 Cr on 22 May 2018. The largest single-day net purchase was ₹718 Cr on 14 May 2018. They sold on 13 consecutive sessions from 15 May 2018 to 31 May 2018. DIIs bought ₹87,103 Cr and sold ₹72,049 Cr gross, a net of +₹15,055 Cr. DIIs were net buyers on 20 sessions and net sellers on 2. The largest single-day net sale was ₹579 Cr on 3 May 2018. The largest single-day net purchase was ₹1,497 Cr on 22 May 2018. They bought on 19 consecutive sessions from 4 May 2018 to 30 May 2018. Canonical page: https://tapetide.com/insight/reports/fii-dii-flows/2018-05 - **FII net:** -12359.5 - **FII gross buy:** 120914.9 - **FII gross sell:** 133274.6 - **DII net:** 15054.5 - **DII gross buy:** 87103 - **DII gross sell:** 72048.6 - **Combined net:** 2695 - **Sessions:** 22 (2018-05-02 to 2018-05-31) - **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 May 2018 (₹ crore) | Date | FII Buy | FII Sell | FII Net | DII Buy | DII Sell | DII Net | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2018-05-02 | 6921.8 | 7447.8 | -525.9 | 3152.9 | 2987.1 | 165.8 | | 2018-05-03 | 5677.5 | 5825.9 | -148.4 | 2568.5 | 3147.4 | -578.9 | | 2018-05-04 | 3398.5 | 5026.7 | -1628.2 | 3258.2 | 2174.1 | 1084.1 | | 2018-05-07 | 3841.8 | 4477 | -635.2 | 3352.6 | 2315.4 | 1037.2 | | 2018-05-08 | 6013.3 | 6110.5 | -97.2 | 4112.4 | 3189.1 | 923.2 | | 2018-05-09 | 4044.4 | 4748.4 | -704 | 3544.2 | 2879.2 | 664.9 | | 2018-05-10 | 4751.9 | 5116.8 | -364.9 | 3455.1 | 2554.4 | 900.7 | | 2018-05-11 | 3911.5 | 4236.9 | -325.4 | 4487 | 3323.6 | 1163.4 | | 2018-05-14 | 4734.7 | 4016.7 | 718 | 3667.7 | 2980.5 | 687.2 | | 2018-05-15 | 5308.1 | 5826.6 | -518.5 | 5263.7 | 4732.4 | 531.3 | | 2018-05-16 | 4914.4 | 5613.7 | -699.2 | 3395.7 | 3166.7 | 229.1 | | 2018-05-17 | 4825.3 | 5656.3 | -830.9 | 3847.3 | 3418.4 | 428.9 | | 2018-05-18 | 5603 | 5769.1 | -166.2 | 3992.8 | 3843.2 | 149.6 | | 2018-05-21 | 4721.2 | 5217.2 | -496 | 4411.6 | 3221 | 1190.6 | | 2018-05-22 | 3072.4 | 4724 | -1651.6 | 4351 | 2854.2 | 1496.8 | | 2018-05-23 | 4503.4 | 4814.5 | -311.1 | 4248.9 | 3459.2 | 789.8 | | 2018-05-24 | 4376 | 5078 | -701.9 | 4265.3 | 2784.8 | 1480.5 | | 2018-05-25 | 4614.3 | 5382.6 | -768.3 | 3512.5 | 2624.7 | 887.8 | | 2018-05-28 | 3678.9 | 4473.9 | -795.1 | 3959 | 2941.3 | 1017.6 | | 2018-05-29 | 3672.7 | 4080 | -407.3 | 3559.4 | 2981.1 | 578.4 | | 2018-05-30 | 5274 | 6560.9 | -1286.9 | 3518.6 | 3026.2 | 492.5 | | 2018-05-31 | 23055.8 | 23071.1 | -15.3 | 7178.6 | 7444.6 | -266 | ### Monthly net flows, the 24-month ranking window (₹ crore) | Month | FII Net | DII Net | Combined | Sessions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | May 2018 | -12359.5 | 15054.5 | 2695 | 22 | | Apr 2018 | -9620.5 | 8663.9 | -956.6 | 20 | | 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 | --- 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 2026-10-25T10:54:47.418Z.