Inflow of Rs 743.80 crore on 23
February 2010
Foreign institutional
investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 743.80 crore on Tuesday, 23
February 2010, much higher
than Rs 39.60 crore on Monday, 22 February 2010.
FII inflow of Rs 743.80 crore on 23 February
2010 was a result of gross
purchases Rs 2107.90 crore and gross sales Rs 1364.10 crore. There was an
inflow of Rs 634.20 crore into secondary equity markets which was a result of
gross purchases Rs 1997.80 crore and gross sales Rs 1363.60 crore. The BSE
Sensex rose 49.27 points or 0.3% to 16,286.32 on that day.
There was an inflow of Rs 109.60 crore in
the category 'primary market & others', which was a result of gross
purchases Rs 110.10 crore and gross sales Rs 0.50 crore.
FII inflow in February 2010 totaled Rs
844.80 crore (till 23 February 2010). FII had sold equities worth Rs 302.70 crore in
January 2010. FII inflow in the calendar year 2010 totaled Rs 344.30 crore
(till 23 February 2010).
There are a total of 1,707 foreign funds
registered with the Securities
& Exchange Board of India (Sebi).