Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 436.90 crore on Wednesday, 27 May 2009, as against an outflow of Rs 81.90 crore on Tuesday, 26 May 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 436.90 crore on 27 May 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 4,076.70 crore and gross sales Rs 3,639.80 crore. The BSE Sensex surged 520.41 points or 3.83% to 14,109.64 on that day.
FII inflow in May 2009 totaled Rs 17,643.50 crore (till 27 May 2009). FII inflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 18,356.10 crore (till 27 May 2009).
There are a total of 1,657 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).