Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers in the equity segment worth Rs 3.28 billion on both BSE, NSE and MCX-SX on July 17, as per provisional data available at the BSE. They bought equities worth Rs 45.54 billion and sold equities worth Rs 42.25 billion.

On the other hand, domestic institutional investors (DIIs), which include banks, DFIs, insurance and MFs, were net sellers in the equity segment worth Rs 4.47 billion. They bought equities worth Rs 23.74 billion and sold equities worth Rs 28.21 billion.

Local stock markets ended higher on Monday snapping earlier losses. Both Sensex and Nifty traded at a new life time high. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex added 54.03 or 0.17% at 32,074.78 with 21 components posting rise. Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty climbed by 29.60 or 0.30% at 9,915.95 with 34 components registering rise.