Tuesday, May 11, 2010

FII outflow crosses Rs 3000 crore in May 2010

Outflow of Rs 1589.90 crore on 7 May 2010 

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 1589.90 crore on Friday, 7 May 2010, much higher than Rs 463.70 crore on Thursday, 6 May 2010. 

The net outflow of Rs 1589.90 crore on 7 May 2010 was a result of gross purchases Rs 2856.30 crore and gross sales Rs 4446.20 crore. There was an outflow of Rs 1585.10 crore from secondary equity markets which was a result of gross purchases Rs 2856 crore and gross sales Rs 4441 crore. The BSE Sensex fell 218.42 points or 1.29% to 16,769.11 on that day. 

There was an outflow of Rs 4.90 crore in the category 'primary market & others', which was a result of gross purchases Rs 0.30 crore and gross sales Rs 5.20 crore. 

FII outflow in May 2010 totaled Rs 3035.50 crore (till 7 May 2010). FIIs had bought equities worth Rs 9900 crore in April 2010. FII inflow in the calendar year 2010 totaled Rs 26,970.30 crore (till 7 May 2010). 

There are a total of 1,712 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).