The A foreign portfolio investor (FPI) is an overseas entity registered with SEBI that buys Indian shares and bonds for returns without taking control. Read the full meaning of FII and FPI and DII figures that A regulated electronic marketplace in Mumbai where buyers and sellers trade shares and other securities at publicly visible prices. Read the full meaning of NSE (National Stock Exchange) puts out each evening are provisional, and trackers can show different net figures for the same session; on 21 October 2026, three trackers showed about +Rs 1,022 crore, +Rs 1,203 crore and -Rs 413 crore. Investors comparing provisional and final FII and DII data are finding that the figure shown in the evening is not always the one that stays.
As per the reports of Stockmojo, the NSE posts provisional cash-market figures after 5:30 PM IST on each trading day and the final figures are published later that evening. Tapetide says its own page refreshes by about 7 to 8 PM, so a tracker may show a number from an earlier update. StockEdge labels its cash-market numbers as provisional in nature.
Where the final version is said to sit
Investors who see a different number a day or two later are therefore looking at a figure that may have been revised, and many are comparing the evening figure with the later one on different websites.
How the totals move
For 2 November 2026, the provisional figure on StockEdge shows the FIIs as net buyers of about Rs 3,115 crore, while the DIIs were net sellers of about Rs 392 crore. Kalkine's provisional exchange data for 16 October shows the FIIs as net buyers of Rs 1,165.92 crore and the DIIs as net sellers of Rs 3,661.28 crore.
Month totals are also changing. A StockPil tally covering the first five sessions to 9 October showed the FIIs as net sellers of about Rs 36,817 crore, whereas the Quantsapp provisional total for October shows about Rs 45,162 crore of FII selling and DII buying of about Rs 62,220 crore.
The reports section of the NSE website carries the official figures.
