What the Bulk & Block Deals Page Shows
The Bulk & Block Deals browser tracks large-scale institutional transactions reported to NSE under SEBI regulations. These are not inferred signals — they are mandatory disclosures filed by the parties involved. Every deal you see here was real, above the regulatory size threshold, and reported by the client to the exchange.
Two types of regulated large deals:
- Block deals — single transactions of at least ₹5 crore executed in a dedicated pre-market window (9:00–9:35 AM IST). Both buyer and seller must agree on price before the window opens. Block deals are negotiated off-market and reported immediately.
- Bulk deals — open-market trades where any single entity (or entities acting in concert) buys or sells more than 0.5% of a company's total listed shares in a single trading session. These are exchange-reported disclosures.
The distinction matters: block deals signal deliberate, high-conviction transactions — a fund house negotiating to buy ₹200 crore of a stock is making a considered bet. Bulk deals are larger in cumulative terms but can include algorithmic program trades. When you see a block deal by a respected fund, that is qualitatively different from a bulk deal by an unknown entity.
Summary Cards at the Top
Five stat cards appear above the filters, reflecting the current filter selection:
| Card | What it Tells You |
|---|
| Total Deals | Count of individual deal records matching your filters |
| Unique Stocks | How many distinct companies had deals — a high count suggests broad institutional activity |
| Buy Value (₹Cr) | Cumulative value of all buy-side deals in the filtered period — shown in green |
| Sell Value (₹Cr) | Cumulative value of all sell-side deals — shown in red |
| Total Value (₹Cr) | Combined buy + sell deal value |
Compare Buy Value vs Sell Value for a quick sense of whether institutional flow was net positive or negative over the period. A 30D window with Buy Value significantly exceeding Sell Value is a market-level accumulation signal.
Using the Filters
Deal Type Filter
Three options: All Deals (default), Block Only, Bulk Only.
- Use Block Only when you want high-conviction pre-negotiated trades — these are the clearest institutional intent signals
- Use Bulk Only for broader institutional activity including program trades and large open-market accumulation
Direction Filter
Three options: Buy + Sell (default), Buy, Sell.
- Buy — filter for accumulation activity only; useful when tracking a stock you are monitoring for entry
- Sell — filter for distribution; check if a stock you hold has had institutional selling pressure recently
Period Filter
Six options: Today / 7D / 30D (default) / 90D / 1Y / All.
- Today — shows activity from the current or most recent trading session; useful after a big price move
- 7D — best for stocks in the news this week; reveals what institutions did in the immediate aftermath
- 30D — default; balanced view of recent institutional positioning
- 90D / 1Y — use for tracking accumulation/distribution arcs; if a stock has consistent quarterly block buys from a fund house over 3 months, that is a meaningful thesis confirmation
Search Box
Type any part of a stock symbol or company name to filter the table in real time. Useful when you already have a specific stock in mind and want to see its deal history.
Reading the Table
The table is sorted by Value (₹Cr) descending — the largest deals always appear first. Scroll past the top deals to find smaller but potentially interesting positions.
| Column | What it Shows |
|---|
| Date | Date the deal was executed and reported to NSE |
| Type | Block purple = pre-market window deal Bulk blue = open-market bulk threshold deal |
| Symbol | Blue link to the company's stock page on Finmagine |
| Company | Full company name for context; grey muted text |
| Client | The entity making the trade — the most informative column; see below |
| Dir | BUY green = buying SELL red = selling |
| Quantity | Number of shares transacted |
| Avg Price | Weighted average price of the transaction in ₹ |
| Value (₹Cr) | Total deal value in crores — primary sort column |
The Client Name Column
This is the most analytically important column. Learn to recognise the key client categories:
- Mutual Fund houses (Nippon India, HDFC AMC, Mirae Asset, SBI MF, Axis MF) — regulated SEBI-registered funds with quarterly portfolio disclosures; high credibility
- Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI / FII) — names like Vanguard, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, CLSA, Nomura; large foreign institutional flows
- Insurance companies (LIC, HDFC Life, SBI Life, ICICI Prudential Life) — long-duration buyers, patient capital
- Promoters / Promoter Group — company insiders buying back their own stock; one of the strongest insider signals
- PMS / AIF managers — portfolio management services or alternative investment funds; smaller but sophisticated
- Unknown / unrecognised names — treat with caution until you can identify the entity; may be a special purpose vehicle or a nominee account
Seller ≠ bearish signal automatically: A mutual fund selling ₹50 crore of a stock may simply be rebalancing to maintain index-weight, not exiting a thesis. Context matters — check the 30D and 90D windows to see the full accumulation/distribution arc, not just one session's deal.
Practical Workflows
Workflow 1 — Confirm a Stock You Are Already Watching
- Type the stock symbol in the Search box
- Switch to 1Y period to see the full deal history
- Look for patterns: recurring block buys from the same fund, or a shift from Sell-heavy to Buy-heavy in the last 90D
- Note the Avg Price on each block deal — this tells you the cost basis of large holders and defines support zones
Workflow 2 — Find New Institutional Interest Today
- Select Today filter + Block Only + Buy
- Review the client names on high-value deals
- Click the Symbol link to open the stock page, check RS Rating and Screener data
- If the stock also appears in the RS Momentum Scanner, the price-side supports the institutional buy signal
Workflow 3 — Screen for Sector-Level Accumulation
- Use 30D period, Buy direction only
- Compare Buy Value vs Sell Value in the summary cards
- Look for multiple companies in the same sector with block buys — this suggests a fund house is building a sector overweight
- Cross-reference with the Industry Groups tab on Markets to confirm the sector is in an uptrend
Best signal: A ₹100 crore+ block deal (Buy) by a well-known mutual fund or FPI, in a stock with RS ≥ 70 and a green Industry Rank, within 30 days of an earnings beat. That combination of institutional conviction + price momentum + fundamental catalyst is the highest-quality setup the Bulk & Block Deals page can surface.
Data Source & Update Schedule
Deal data is sourced from the NSE daily bhavcopy and bulk/block deal reports, which are published by NSE after market close each trading day. The data is imported into the Finmagine database and typically available after 5 PM IST on each trading day.
Block deals are reported by NSE after the pre-market window closes (by ~9:45 AM IST). However, the Finmagine database is refreshed as part of the end-of-day bhavcopy pipeline, so Today's block deals will appear after 5 PM. On non-trading days the most recent trading day's data remains available.
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