Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 315.70 crore on Monday, 23 March 2009, much higher than Rs 49.40 crore on Friday, 20 March 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 315.70 crore on 23 March 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 1445.90 crore and gross sales Rs 1130.20 crore. The BSE Sensex jumped 457.34 points, or 5.1%, to 9,424.02 on that day.
FII outflow in March 2009 totaled Rs 1048.50 crore (till 23 March 2009). FII outflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 7719.30 crore (till 23 March 2009).
There are a total of 1630 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).