FIIs' net buys Rs 598 cr in F&O on Friday

The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 598.23 crore in the futures & option segment on Friday.

According to data released by the NSE, FIIs were net buyers of index futures to the tune of Rs 344.13 crore and bought index options worth Rs 239.55 crore. They were net buyers of stock futures to the tune of Rs 13.30 crore and bought stock options worth Rs 1.25 crore.

As per data available on the Sebi website - FIIs were net sellers of stocks worth Rs 37.10 crore in the cash market on Thursday. Mutual funds were net sellers of shares worth Rs 71.02 crore on the same day.