Foreign Outflows Continue as FIIs Sell Over ₹5,800 Crore; DIIs Step In to Support Markets

The Indian financial landscape continues to witness a tug-of-war between foreign and domestic investors. Recent data reveals that Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained net sellers, offloading equities worth ₹5,834.90 crore on May 6, 2026. However, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) aggressively stepped in to absorb the selling pressure, acting as a massive stabilizing force by making net purchases of ₹6,836.87 crore. This sustained domestic buying highlights the strong, underlying confidence of Indian retail and institutional participants in the country's macroeconomic growth story, despite external headwinds. Furthermore, in the commodities space, agricultural spot markets saw active trading, with Chana prices in major mandis like Delhi and Akola hovering around the ₹5,560 per quintal mark. As corporate India navigates through the Q4 earnings season, companies like One 97 Communications (Paytm) are actively restructuring, having recently granted over 1.77 lakh stock options to employees under their ESOP 2019 plan to retain top talent amidst a highly competitive tech environment.