Monday, August 02, 2010

FII inflow crosses Rs 17000 crore in July 2010

Inflow of Rs 1040.20 crore on 30 July 2010 

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1040.20 crore on Friday, 30 July 2010, compared to a massive inflow of Rs 4438.40 crore on Thursday, 29 July 2010. 

The net inflow of Rs 1040.20 crore on 30 July 2010 was a result of gross purchases Rs 3394.40 crore and gross sales Rs 2354.20 crore. There was an inflow of Rs 309.90 crore into secondary equity markets which was a result of gross purchases Rs 2663.50 crore and gross sales Rs 2353.60 crore. The BSE Sensex fell 123.71 points or 0.69% to 17,868.29 on that day. 

There was an inflow of Rs 730.30 crore in the category 'primary market & others', which was a result of gross purchases Rs 730.90 crore and gross sales Rs 0.60 crore. 

FII inflow in July 2010 totaled Rs 17657.60 crore. FIIs had bought equities worth Rs 10508.40 crore in June 2010. FII inflow in the calendar year 2010 totaled Rs 48734.90 crore (till 30 July 2010). 

There are a total of 1,730 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).