Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 49.40 crore on Friday, 20 March 2009, much lower than Rs 157.70 crore on Thursday, 19 March 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 49.40 crore on 20 March 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 1277.40 crore and gross sales Rs 1228 crore. The BSE Sensex lost 35.07 points, or 0.39%, to 8,966.68 on that day.
FII outflow in March 2009 totaled Rs 1094 crore (till 20 March 2009). FII outflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 8035 crore (till 20 March 2009).
There are a total of 1632 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).