How to Track FII/DII Activity Daily (2026)
If you want to know how to track FII and DII activity day to day, the short answer is that you read the provisional cash-market figures the stock exchanges publish after every trading session. FII stands for Foreign Institutional Investor and DII for Domestic Institutional Investor, and their daily net buying or selling in the cash market is one of the most-watched flow numbers in Indian markets. Tracking it well means knowing exactly what the number is, when it lands, and what it does not tell you.
Definition
FII/DII activity
is the net buying or selling by foreign and domestic institutional investors in the Indian cash market, reported daily by the exchanges. A positive figure is a net inflow in rupees, a negative figure a net outflow. It is a flow indicator, not a per-stock signal. Source: NSE and BSE.
Where does the daily FII/DII number come from?
The primary source is the exchanges themselves. NSE and BSE publish provisional FII and DII cash-market figures after the market closes each trading day. SEBI and the exchanges also release more detailed data, including derivatives activity and final revised figures, on a lag. For a background explainer on the categories, see what FII/DII activity is and where the data comes from.
Daily, after close
When NSE and BSE publish provisional FII/DII cash-market figures
Source: NSE and BSE
How to read the net flow
The headline figure is a net number in rupees crore. A few points make it more useful:
- Positive means net inflow, negative means net outflow. It nets buying against selling across the whole cash market for that group.
- FII and DII often move in opposite directions. On many days one buys while the other sells, so read them together rather than in isolation.
- It is a market-wide flow, not a stock signal. The number does not tell you which stocks were bought. For that you need company-level ownership data.
- Provisional figures get revised. Treat the same-day number as a fast estimate and the later release as final.
A simple daily routine
- Check the provisional figures after the close on the exchange, or on a tracker that pulls them.
- Compare against recent days. One day of outflow is noise; a run of them is a trend worth noting.
- Pair the flow with ownership data. When you want to know which names institutions are accumulating, move from the daily flow to the quarterly shareholding pattern, which shows FII and DII holding per company.
Getting it in one place
Reading FII/DII data daily is easy; keeping a dated history and tying it to per-stock ownership is the harder part. A dedicated FII/DII tracker collects the exchange figures over time so you can see the trend rather than a single day. Flock keeps these figures dated and source-linked. What the flow means for you is your call to make.
Frequently asked questions
Where does daily FII/DII data come from?
The stock exchanges, NSE and BSE, publish provisional FII and DII cash-market figures after the trading day closes. SEBI and the exchanges also publish more detailed and final data with a lag. The daily number you see is the exchanges' provisional net figure. Source: NSE and BSE.
What does a negative FII figure mean?
A negative FII figure means foreign investors sold more than they bought in the cash market that day, a net outflow. A positive figure is a net inflow. It measures net flow in rupees, not the direction of any single stock. Source: NSE and BSE.
How often is FII/DII data updated?
Provisional cash-market FII/DII figures are published every trading day after the close. Final figures are revised later. Because it is a daily net number, it is a short-term flow indicator, not a portfolio snapshot. Source: NSE and BSE.
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