Mutual funds (MFs) bought shares worth a net Rs 408 crore on Friday, 19 June 2009, much higher than Rs 129.60 crore on Thursday, 18 June 2009.
MFs' net inflow of Rs 408 crore on 19 June 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 847.60 crore and gross sales Rs 439.60 crore. The BSE Sensex rose 256.36 points or 1.8% to 14,521.89 on that day.
MFs were net sellers of shares worth Rs 709.20 crore in June 2009 (till 19 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.