FIIs' net sell Rs 166 cr in F&O on Friday

The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers to the tune of Rs 166.44 crore in the futures & option segment on Friday.

According to data released to the NSE, FIIs were net sellers of index futures to the tune of Rs 160.93 crore while they bought index options worth Rs 129.55 crore. They were net sellers of stock futures to the tune of Rs 127.19 crore and they sold stock options worth Rs 7.87 crore.

As per data available on the Sebi website - FIIs were net buyers of stocks worth Rs 487.10 crore in the cash market on Thursday. Domestic mutual funds (MFs) were net buyers of shares worth Rs 54.45 crore on the same day.