Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 476 crore on Monday, 3 August 2009, lower than Rs 787.60 crore on Friday, 31 July 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 476 crore on 3 August 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 1826.50 crore and gross sales Rs 1350.50 crore. The BSE Sensex surged 253.92 points or 1.62% to 15,924.23 on that day.
FII inflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 36,645.70 crore (till 3 August 2009).
There are a total of 1678 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).