Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 704.10 crore on Tuesday, 11 August 2009, as against an outflow of Rs 227.30 crore on Monday, 10 August 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 704.10 crore on 11 August 2009 was a results of gross purchases Rs 2894.10 crore and gross sales Rs 2190 crore. The BSE Sensex rose 64.82 points or 0.43% at 15,074.59 on that day.
FII outflow in August 2009 totaled Rs 412.40 crore (till 11 August 2009). Foreign funds had bought equities worth Rs 11,625.20 crore in July 2009. FII inflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 35,757.30 crore (till 11 August 2009).
There are a total of 1681 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).