Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 139.10 crore on Wednesday, 29 July 2009, much lower than Rs 738.10 crore on Tuesday, 28 July 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 139.10 crore on 29 July 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 2,851.70 crore and gross sales Rs 2,712.60 crore. The BSE Sensex lost 158.48 points or 1.03% to 15,173.46 on that day.
FII inflow in July 2009 totaled Rs 9,653.60 crore (till 29 July 2009). FIIs had bought stocks worth a net Rs 3,224.90 crore in June 2009. FII inflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 34,197.80 crore (till 29 July 2009).
There are a total of 1678 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).