--- title: "FII and DII Flows in January 2021" canonical: "https://tapetide.com/insight/reports/fii-dii-flows/2021-01" last_updated: "2021-01-29" generated_at: "2026-10-25T10:57:04.132Z" --- # FII and DII Flows in January 2021 How much FIIs and DIIs bought and sold in Indian equities in January 2021: net flows, gross buying and selling, the biggest days, streaks and how the month ranks. Final for the month: 20 trading sessions, 2021-01-01 to 2021-01-29. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Indian equities in January 2021, with a net inflow of ₹8,981 Cr in the cash market across all 20 trading sessions. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net sellers of ₹11,971 Cr, leaving a combined institutional flow of −₹2,990 Cr. January 2021 is an FII net inflow, ranking 15th of 24 by outflow over the 24 months since Feb 2019, and a DII net outflow (20th of 24 by inflow). FIIs bought ₹1,68,242 Cr and sold ₹1,59,261 Cr gross, a net of +₹8,981 Cr. FIIs were net buyers on 14 sessions and net sellers on 6. The largest single-day net sale was ₹5,931 Cr on 29 Jan 2021. The largest single-day net purchase was ₹6,030 Cr on 8 Jan 2021. They sold on 5 consecutive sessions from 22 Jan 2021 to 29 Jan 2021. They bought on 11 consecutive sessions from 7 Jan 2021 to 21 Jan 2021. DIIs bought ₹1,05,748 Cr and sold ₹1,17,718 Cr gross, a net of −₹11,971 Cr. DIIs were net buyers on 3 sessions and net sellers on 17. The largest single-day net sale was ₹2,610 Cr on 11 Jan 2021. The largest single-day net purchase was ₹2,443 Cr on 29 Jan 2021. They sold on 17 consecutive sessions from 4 Jan 2021 to 27 Jan 2021. They bought on 2 consecutive sessions from 28 Jan 2021 to 29 Jan 2021. Canonical page: https://tapetide.com/insight/reports/fii-dii-flows/2021-01 - **FII net:** 8980.9 - **FII gross buy:** 168241.5 - **FII gross sell:** 159260.9 - **DII net:** -11970.6 - **DII gross buy:** 105747.5 - **DII gross sell:** 117718 - **Combined net:** -2989.7 - **Sessions:** 20 (2021-01-01 to 2021-01-29) - **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 Jan 2021 (₹ crore) | Date | FII Buy | FII Sell | FII Net | DII Buy | DII Sell | DII Net | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2021-01-01 | 1072.5 | 566.3 | 506.2 | 2505.7 | 2436.3 | 69.4 | | 2021-01-04 | 5331.2 | 3488 | 1843.2 | 4575.6 | 5290.8 | -715.2 | | 2021-01-05 | 7039.4 | 6053.2 | 986.3 | 5092 | 5582 | -490 | | 2021-01-06 | 6733.3 | 7216.9 | -483.6 | 5686 | 6066.4 | -380.4 | | 2021-01-07 | 8481.8 | 8099.5 | 382.3 | 4815.7 | 5805.2 | -989.5 | | 2021-01-08 | 13171.2 | 7141.4 | 6029.8 | 4792.7 | 7165.2 | -2372.5 | | 2021-01-11 | 9652.3 | 6513.4 | 3138.9 | 4496.8 | 7107 | -2610.1 | | 2021-01-12 | 9354.8 | 8783.4 | 571.5 | 5556.6 | 6891.1 | -1334.5 | | 2021-01-13 | 10263.6 | 8384.5 | 1879.1 | 5777.2 | 8147.4 | -2370.2 | | 2021-01-14 | 10175.5 | 9098.8 | 1076.6 | 5772.8 | 5960.9 | -188.1 | | 2021-01-15 | 7240.8 | 6269.8 | 971.1 | 4914.1 | 5856.1 | -942.1 | | 2021-01-18 | 7847.8 | 7197.2 | 650.6 | 6371.1 | 6413.6 | -42.5 | | 2021-01-19 | 6715.9 | 6458.4 | 257.6 | 5146.4 | 5345.7 | -199.3 | | 2021-01-20 | 7701.3 | 5412.2 | 2289 | 5084.7 | 5949.4 | -864.6 | | 2021-01-21 | 9104.2 | 7489.6 | 1614.7 | 5053.6 | 6093 | -1039.5 | | 2021-01-22 | 8326.8 | 8962.5 | -635.7 | 4860 | 6150.3 | -1290.4 | | 2021-01-25 | 8423.4 | 9188.7 | -765.3 | 5090.2 | 5478 | -387.8 | | 2021-01-27 | 11236.8 | 12925 | -1688.2 | 6222.8 | 6226.2 | -3.4 | | 2021-01-28 | 8493.9 | 12206.4 | -3712.5 | 6351.1 | 4614.2 | 1736.9 | | 2021-01-29 | 11875 | 17805.7 | -5930.7 | 7582.4 | 5139.2 | 2443.2 | ### Monthly net flows, the 24-month ranking window (₹ crore) | Month | FII Net | DII Net | Combined | Sessions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jan 2021 | 8980.9 | -11970.6 | -2989.7 | 20 | | Dec 2020 | 48223.9 | -37293.4 | 10930.5 | 22 | | Nov 2020 | 65317.1 | -48319.1 | 16998 | 19 | | Oct 2020 | 14537.4 | -17318.5 | -2781.1 | 21 | | Sep 2020 | -11410.6 | 110.2 | -11300.4 | 22 | | Aug 2020 | 15749.9 | -11046.7 | 4703.2 | 21 | | Jul 2020 | 2490.6 | -10008 | -7517.4 | 23 | | Jun 2020 | 5493 | 2434.4 | 7927.4 | 22 | | May 2020 | 13914.6 | 12293.1 | 26207.7 | 19 | | Apr 2020 | -5208.6 | -117.2 | -5325.8 | 18 | | Mar 2020 | -65816.9 | 55594.9 | -10222 | 21 | | Feb 2020 | -12684.6 | 16933.1 | 4248.5 | 20 | | Jan 2020 | -5359.4 | 1073.7 | -4285.7 | 23 | | Dec 2019 | 694.2 | -740.9 | -46.7 | 21 | | Nov 2019 | 12924.9 | -7970.4 | 4954.5 | 20 | | Oct 2019 | 8595.6 | 4758.4 | 13354 | 20 | | Sep 2019 | -6624 | 12491 | 5867 | 19 | | Aug 2019 | -14828.9 | 20933.6 | 6104.7 | 20 | | Jul 2019 | -16870.4 | 20394.3 | 3523.9 | 23 | | Jun 2019 | -688.3 | 3643.4 | 2955.1 | 19 | | May 2019 | -2135.9 | 5316.3 | 3180.4 | 22 | | Apr 2019 | 12749.6 | -4219.4 | 8530.2 | 19 | | Mar 2019 | 32371.5 | -13930.4 | 18441.1 | 19 | | Feb 2019 | 13564.7 | -566 | 12998.7 | 20 | ### Sector-wise FPI: largest inflows Sector-wise foreign portfolio investment (FPI) figures come from fortnightly disclosures. The reports dated 15 Jan 2021 and 31 Jan 2021 show a net FPI flow of +₹14,633 Cr across sectors. | Sector | FPI Net (₹ crore) | | --- | --- | | Capital Goods | 3621 | | Automobiles & Auto Components | 3483 | | Telecom Services | 2621 | | Software & Services | 2153 | | Metals & Mining | 1801 | ### Sector-wise FPI: largest outflows | Sector | FPI Net (₹ crore) | | --- | --- | | Total Financial Services | -3706 | | Others | -3641 | | Consumer Durables | -721 | | Sovereign | -632 | | Realty | -278 | --- 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 2026-10-25T10:57:04.132Z.