Outflow of Rs 900.40 crore on 25 January 2010
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs
900.40 crore on Monday, 25 January 2010, lower than Rs 2059.50 crore on
Friday, 22 January 2010.
FII outflow of Rs 900.40 crore on 25 January 2010 was a result
of gross purchases Rs 1628.70 crore and gross sales Rs 2529.10 crore.
The secondary equity market sales totaled Rs 893.40 crore, which was a
result of gross purchases Rs 1626.50 crore and gross sales Rs 2519.90
crore. The BSE Sensex fell 79.22 points or 0.47% to 16,780.46 on that
day.
There was an outflow of Rs 7 crore in the category 'primary market
& others', which was a result of gross purchases Rs 2.20 crore and
gross sales Rs 9.20 crore.
FII inflow in January 2010 totaled Rs 3583.30 crore (till 25
January 2010). FII had bought equities worth Rs 11,067.20 crore in
December 2009. FII inflow in the calendar year 2009 was Rs 84,258
crore.
There are a total of 1,702 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).