Inflow of Rs 2259.50 crore on 8 March 2010
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 2259.50 crore on Monday, 8 March 2010, higher than Rs 1879.10 crore on Friday, 5 March 2010.
FII inflow of Rs 2259.50 crore on 8 March 2010 was a result of gross purchases Rs 4461.30 crore and gross sales Rs 2201.80 crore. There was an inflow of Rs 1090.60 crore into secondary equity markets which was a result of gross purchases Rs 3275.60 crore and gross sales Rs 2185 crore. The BSE Sensex rose 108.11 points or 0.64% to 17,102.60 on that day.
There was an inflow of Rs 1168.90 crore in the category 'primary market & others', which was a result of gross purchases Rs 1185.70 crore and gross sales Rs 16.80 crore.
FII inflow in March 2010 totaled Rs 8473.20 crore (till 8 March 2010). FII had bought equities worth Rs 2311 crore in February 2010. FII inflow in the calendar year 2010 totaled Rs 9189.60 crore (till 8 March 2010).
There are a total of 1,703 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
