Thursday, June 10, 2010

FIIs in buying mode

Inflow of Rs 436.60 crore on 8 June 2010 

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 436.60 crore on Tuesday, 8 June 2010, as against an outflow of Rs 215.90 crore on Monday, 7 June 2010. 

The net inflow of Rs 436.60 crore on 8 June 2010 was a result of gross purchases Rs 2353.40 crore and gross sales Rs 1916.80 crore. There was an outflow of Rs 167.40 crore from secondary equity markets which was a result of gross purchases Rs 1749 crore and gross sales Rs 1916.40 crore. The BSE Sensex fell 163.97 points or 0.98% to 16,617.10 on that day. 

There was an inflow of Rs 603.90 crore in the category 'primary market & others', which was a result of gross purchases Rs 604.40 crore and gross sales Rs 0.50 crore. 

FII inflow in June 2010 totaled Rs 1189.40 crore (till 8 June 2010). FIIs had sold equities worth Rs 9436.70 crore in May 2010. FII inflow in the calendar year 2010 totaled Rs 21,758.50 crore (till 8 June 2010). 

There are a total of 1,698 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).