Outflow of Rs 1421.60 crore on 25 May 2010
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs
1421.60 crore on Tuesday, 25 May 2010, higher than Rs 881.90 crore on
Monday, 24 May 2010.
The net outflow of Rs 1421.60 crore on 25 May 2010 was a result of
gross purchases Rs 1753.40 crore and gross sales Rs 3174.90 crore.
There was an outflow of Rs 1421.80 crore from secondary equity markets
which was a result of gross purchases Rs 1753.20 crore and gross sales
Rs 3174.90 crore. The BSE Sensex fell 447.07 points or 2.71% to
16,022.48 on that day.
There was an inflow of Rs 0.30 crore in the category 'primary market & others'.
FII outflow in May 2010 totaled Rs 9910 crore (till 25 May
2010). FIIs had bought equities worth Rs 9900 crore in April 2010. FII
inflow in the calendar year 2010 totaled Rs 20,095.80 crore (till 25
May 2010).
There are a total of 1,711 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).