Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 480.50 crore on Wednesday, 5 August 2009, as against an inflow of Rs 207.80 crore on Tuesday, 4 August 2009.
FII outflow of Rs 480.50 crore on 5 August 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 1948.90 crore and gross sales Rs 2429.40 crore. The BSE Sensex rose 72.85 points or 0.46% to 15,903.83 on that day.
FII inflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 36,373 crore (till 5 August 2009).
There are a total of 1681 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).