The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 970.27 crore in futures and options segments on Thursday.

According to the data released by the NSE, FIIs were buyers of index futures to the tune of Rs 945.84 crore and bought index options worth Rs 335.24 crore. However, they were net sellers of stock futures to the tune of Rs 308.24 crore and sold stock options worth Rs 2.74 crore.

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