Foreign institutional investors (FII/FPI) were net sellers on February 17, offloading shares worth Rs 3,937.83 crore while domestic institutional investors (DII) were net buyers of shares worth Rs 4,759.77 crore, provisional data showed.

During the trading session of February 17, DIIs net bought shares worth Rs 12,504.11 crore and sold shares worth Rs 7,744.34 crore. FIIs purchased shares worth Rs 6,826.98 crore and sold shares worth Rs 10,764.81 crore.

For the year so far, FIIs have been net sellers of shares worth Rs 1.20 lakh crore, while DIIs have net bought Rs 1.17 lakh crore worth of shares.