Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 353.70 crore on Wednesday, 18 March 2009, lower than Rs 444.30 crore on Tuesday, 17 March 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 353.70 crore on 18 March 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 1807.50 crore and gross sales Rs 1453.80 crore. The BSE Sensex gained 112.86 points, or 1.27%, to 8,976.68 on that day.
FII outflow in March 2009 totaled Rs 1301.10 crore (till 18 March 2009). FII outflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 8242.10 crore (till 18 March 2009).
There are a total of 1628 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).