Domestic investors pump Rs 5.13 lakh crore into Indian equities

Imagine a big group of piggy banks in India—banks, insurance companies, mutual funds and pension funds that save and invest people's money.

These are called domestic institutional investors, or DIIs for short.

This year, they have already put more than Rs 5 lakh crore into buying shares of Indian companies.

That is such a huge amount of money that it is hard to imagine, and it is the third year in a row they have crossed this big number.

At the same time, investors from other countries, called foreign portfolio investors, sold nearly Rs 10 lakh crore worth of shares over the past three years.

So Indian investors helped keep the stock market strong when foreign investors were selling.

Market experts say this is happening because India's economy is doing well, people are saving through mutual funds, and the government is collecting healthy taxes.

Energy prices have also become calmer, company profits are improving, and worries about conflicts in West Asia have eased.

Experts think these big Indian investors will keep investing in the coming months, which is good news for the Indian stock market.