Mutual funds (MFs) bought shares worth a net Rs 175.20 crore on Monday, 29 June 2009, much lower than Rs 369.70 crore on Friday, 26 June 2009.
MFs' net inflow of Rs 175.20 crore on 29 June 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 1,013.40 crore and gross sales Rs 838.20 crore. The BSE Sensex rose 21.10 points or 0.14% to 14,785.74 on that day.
MFs were net buyers of shares worth Rs 1,119.40 crore in June 2009 (till 29 June 2009).
Mutual funds are deploying funds received from investors in the market. The recently concluded new fund offer of Reliance Infrastructure Fund received a strong investor response, with estimated collections of Rs 2500-Rs 3000 crore. As the name suggest, the fund is focused on the infrastructure sector.
Net inflows into domestic equity mutual funds rose to Rs 1,930 crore in May 2009, the highest in 14 months, and more than twice the amount in the first four months of 2009, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India