--- title: "FII and DII Flows in August 2018" canonical: "https://tapetide.com/insight/reports/fii-dii-flows/2018-08" last_updated: "2018-08-31" generated_at: "2026-10-25T10:54:30.285Z" --- # FII and DII Flows in August 2018 How much FIIs and DIIs bought and sold in Indian equities in August 2018: net flows, gross buying and selling, the biggest days, streaks and how the month ranks. Final for the month: 21 trading sessions, 2018-08-01 to 2018-08-31. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Indian equities in August 2018, with a net outflow of ₹2,229 Cr in the cash market across all 21 trading sessions. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of ₹2,823 Cr, leaving a combined institutional flow of +₹594 Cr. August 2018 is the 16th-largest FII net outflow of the 24 months since Sep 2016, and the 20th-largest DII net inflow. FIIs bought ₹1,01,174 Cr and sold ₹1,03,402 Cr gross, a net of −₹2,229 Cr. FIIs were net buyers on 9 sessions and net sellers on 12. The largest single-day net sale was ₹1,416 Cr on 29 Aug 2018. The largest single-day net purchase was ₹958 Cr on 30 Aug 2018. They sold on 4 consecutive sessions from 10 Aug 2018 to 16 Aug 2018. They bought on 4 consecutive sessions from 6 Aug 2018 to 9 Aug 2018. DIIs bought ₹75,785 Cr and sold ₹72,962 Cr gross, a net of +₹2,823 Cr. DIIs were net buyers on 15 sessions and net sellers on 6. The largest single-day net sale was ₹1,599 Cr on 30 Aug 2018. The largest single-day net purchase was ₹1,117 Cr on 27 Aug 2018. They sold on 2 consecutive sessions from 1 Aug 2018 to 2 Aug 2018. They bought on 10 consecutive sessions from 10 Aug 2018 to 27 Aug 2018. Canonical page: https://tapetide.com/insight/reports/fii-dii-flows/2018-08 - **FII net:** -2228.7 - **FII gross buy:** 101173.8 - **FII gross sell:** 103402 - **DII net:** 2822.7 - **DII gross buy:** 75784.5 - **DII gross sell:** 72961.8 - **Combined net:** 594 - **Sessions:** 21 (2018-08-01 to 2018-08-31) - **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 Aug 2018 (₹ crore) | Date | FII Buy | FII Sell | FII Net | DII Buy | DII Sell | DII Net | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2018-08-01 | 4514 | 4609.9 | -95.9 | 3603.4 | 4165.7 | -562.3 | | 2018-08-02 | 4264.9 | 4904.8 | -639.9 | 2617.2 | 2957.5 | -340.3 | | 2018-08-03 | 4737.3 | 4743.2 | -5.9 | 3292 | 3204.9 | 87.1 | | 2018-08-06 | 4120.3 | 3871.6 | 248.7 | 3312.9 | 3094.2 | 218.6 | | 2018-08-07 | 3668.2 | 3353.4 | 314.8 | 2721 | 3040.9 | -319.9 | | 2018-08-08 | 3973.8 | 3405.1 | 568.6 | 3013.2 | 2982.9 | 30.2 | | 2018-08-09 | 3874.8 | 3504.1 | 370.7 | 3939 | 4024.4 | -85.4 | | 2018-08-10 | 5411.8 | 5922.4 | -510.7 | 3424.6 | 2966.8 | 457.8 | | 2018-08-13 | 3417.5 | 4389.4 | -971.9 | 3472.3 | 3256 | 216.3 | | 2018-08-14 | 3867.4 | 4246.2 | -378.8 | 3497.1 | 3105.6 | 391.5 | | 2018-08-16 | 6331.5 | 7156.6 | -825.1 | 3957.7 | 3824 | 133.8 | | 2018-08-17 | 4769.1 | 4621.8 | 147.3 | 3014.8 | 2863 | 151.9 | | 2018-08-20 | 4067.3 | 4550.3 | -483 | 3598.4 | 3005.2 | 593.2 | | 2018-08-21 | 5205.3 | 4951.1 | 254.2 | 3742.9 | 3545 | 197.9 | | 2018-08-23 | 6368.3 | 5935.1 | 433.2 | 4224 | 4082 | 142 | | 2018-08-24 | 4570.8 | 4646.5 | -75.8 | 3565.6 | 2660.9 | 904.8 | | 2018-08-27 | 4097.7 | 3845.2 | 252.5 | 3953.9 | 2836.6 | 1117.2 | | 2018-08-28 | 4082.3 | 4243.3 | -161 | 2962.4 | 3161.7 | -199.3 | | 2018-08-29 | 3589.2 | 5005 | -1415.9 | 4316 | 3201.6 | 1114.4 | | 2018-08-30 | 6910.3 | 5952.2 | 958 | 4704.3 | 6303 | -1598.7 | | 2018-08-31 | 9332 | 9544.8 | -212.8 | 4851.8 | 4679.9 | 171.9 | ### Monthly net flows, the 24-month ranking window (₹ crore) | Month | FII Net | DII Net | Combined | Sessions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aug 2018 | -2228.7 | 2822.7 | 594 | 21 | | Jul 2018 | -2768.7 | 3845.8 | 1077.1 | 21 | | Jun 2018 | -10249.1 | 14146 | 3896.9 | 21 | | 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 | --- 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 2026-10-25T10:54:30.285Z.