Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 157.70 crore on Thursday, 19 March 2009, lower than Rs 353.70 crore on Wednesday, 18 March 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 157.70 crore on 19 March 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 1429.80 crore and gross sales Rs 1272.10 crore. The BSE Sensex rose 25.07 points, or 0.28%, to 9,001.75 on that day.
FII outflow in March 2009 totaled Rs 1143.40 crore (till 19 March 2009). FII outflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 8084.40 crore (till 19 March 2009).
There are a total of 1632 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).