Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 297.60 crore on Wednesday, 25 March 2009, much lower than Rs 699.20 crore on Tuesday, 24 March 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 297.60 crore on 25 March 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 1831.90 crore and gross sales Rs 1534.30 crore. The BSE Sensex rose 196.85 points, or 2.08%, to 9,667.90 on that day.
FII outflow in March 2009 totaled Rs 51.70 crore (till 25 March 2009). FII outflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 6,722.50 crore (till 25 March 2009).
There are a total of 1631 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).