Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the equity segment worth Rs 7.56 billion on both BSE, NSE and MCX-SX on May 5, as per provisional data available at the BSE. They bought equities worth Rs 44.08 billion and sold equities worth Rs 51.64 billion.

While domestic institutional investors (DIIs), which include banks, DFIs, insurance and MFs, were net buyers in the equity segment worth Rs 9.79 billion. They bought equities worth Rs 21.82 billion and sold equities worth Rs 12.02 billion.