Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 395.20 crore on Thursday, 7 May 2009, lower than Rs 688.30 crore on Wednesday, 6 May 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 395.20 crore on 7 May 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 1,898.80 crore and gross sales Rs 1,503.60 crore. The BSE Sensex gained 164.19 points, or 1.37%, to 12,116.94 on that day.
FII inflow in May 2009 totaled Rs 3,269.60 crore (till 7 May 2009). FII inflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 3,982.40 crore (till 7 May 2009).
There are a total of 1646 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).