Inflow of Rs 1879 crore on 5 March 2010
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1879 crore on Friday, 5 March 2010, much higher than Rs 692.20 crore on Thursday, 4 March 2010.
FII inflow of Rs 1879 crore on 5 March 2010 was a result of gross purchases Rs 3462.40 crore and gross sales Rs 1583.40 crore. There was an inflow of Rs 1075.10 crore into secondary equity markets which was a result of grosspurchases Rs 2657.20 crore and gross sales Rs 1582.10 crore. The BSE Sensex rose 22.79 points or 0.13% to 16,994.49 on that day.
There was an inflow of Rs 803.90 crore in the category 'primary market & others', which was a result of grosspurchases Rs 805.20 crore and gross sales Rs 1.30 crore.
FII inflow in March 2010 totaled Rs 6213.80 crore (till 5 March 2010). FII had bought equities worth Rs 2311 crore in February 2010. FII inflow in the calendar year 2010 totaled Rs 6930.10 crore (till 5 March 2010).
There are a total of 1,703 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
