Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the equity segment worth Rs 2.74 billion on both BSE, NSE and MCX-SX on May 26, as per provisional data available at the BSE. They bought equities worth Rs 44.60 billion and sold equities worth Rs 47.34 billion.

On the other hand, domestic institutional investors (DIIs), which include banks, DFIs, insurance and MFs, were net buyers in the equity segment worth Rs 10.08 billion. They bought equities worth Rs 37.27 billion and sold equities worth Rs 27.18 billion.

Local stock markets ended higher on Friday. Both Sensex and Nifty traded at a new life time high. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex gained 278.18 or 0.90% at 31,028.21 with 20 components registering rise. Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty went up by 85.35 or 0.90% at 9,595.10 with 33 components registering rise.