New Delhi, July 8 -- Even as foreign investors have turned cautious, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have emerged as the engines of India's 2025 stock market rally-pumping in record inflows and offering a resilient counterweight to global volatility.

DIIs infused Rs.3.44 trillion into Indian equities between January and June 2025-the highest ever for this period since 2017, NSDL and BSE data showed.

One of the biggest shifts in the market is how more Indian households are steadily investing through systematic investment plans (SIPs). It is a real change in how people think about saving, putting small amounts regularly into the stock market and becoming part-owners of strong Indian companies. This is not quick, speculative money;...