Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the equity segment worth Rs 3.60 billion on both BSE, NSE and MCX-SX on May 18, as per provisional data available at the BSE. They bought equities worth Rs 58.19 billion and sold equities worth Rs 61.80 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 8.97 billion. They bought equities worth Rs 37.14 billion and sold equities worth Rs 28.16 billion.

Local stock markets ended lower on Thursday erasing earlier gains. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex lost 223.98 or 0.73% at 30,434.79 with 26 components registering drop. Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty went down by 96.30 or 1.01% at 9,429.45 with 46 components registering drop.