Outflow of Rs 1919.80
crore on 27 January 2010
Foreign institutional
investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 1919.80 crore on Wednesday, 27
January 2010, much higher
than Rs 900.40 crore on Monday, 25 January 2010.
FII outflow of Rs 1919.80 crore on 27 January
2010 was a result of gross
purchases Rs 2957.10 crore and gross sales Rs 4876.90 crore. The secondary equity market sales totaled Rs
1928.80 crore, which was a result of gross purchases Rs 2947.90 crore and gross
sales Rs 4876.70 crore. The BSE Sensex plunged 490.64 points or 2.92% to
16,289.82 on that day.
There was an inflow of Rs 9 crore in the
category 'primary market & others', which was a result of gross purchases
Rs 9.20 crore and gross sales Rs 0.20 crore.
FII inflow in January 2010 totaled Rs
1,663.50 crore (till 27 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 1,701 foreign funds
registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).