Foreign Institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1503.50 crore on Tuesday, 22 September 2009, lower than Rs 1869.80 crore on Friday, 18 September 2009.
FII inflow of Rs 1503.50 crore on 22 September 2009 was a results of gross purchases Rs 3208.40 crore and gross sales Rs 1704.90 crore. The BSE Sensex rose 145.13 points or 0.87% to 16,886.43 on that day.
FII inflow in September 2009 totaled Rs 10,861.30 crore (till 22 September 2009). Foreign funds had bought equities worth Rs 4028.80 crore in August 2009. FII inflow in the calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 51,059.10 crore (till 22 September 2009).
There are a total of 1699 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).