Outflow worth Rs 481.70 crore on 15 June 2009
Mutual funds (MFs) sold shares worth a net Rs 481.70 crore on Monday, 15 June 2009, much higher than Rs 122.70 crore on Friday, 12 June 2009.
MFs' net outflow of Rs 481.70 crore on 15 June 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 649.40 crore and gross sales Rs 1131.10 crore. The BSE Sensex lost 362.42 points, or 2.38%, to 14,875.52 on that day.
MFs were net sellers of shares worth Rs 1075.90 crore in June 2009 (till 15 June 2009).
The selling by mutual funds was despite fresh inflows into equity schemes. 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.