Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 556.30 crore on Tuesday, 11 September 2012, compared with inflow of Rs 727 crore on Monday, 10 September 2012.
The net inflow of Rs 556.30 crore on Tuesday, 11 September 2012, was a result of gross purchases Rs 1852.70 crore and gross sales Rs 1296.40 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 456.50 crore into the secondary equity markets on 11 September 2012, which was a result of gross purchases Rs 1732.70 crore and gross sales Rs 1276.20 crore. The BSE Sensex had jumped 86.17 points or 0.49% to settle at 17,852.95 on that day, its highest closing level since 21 August 2012
There was a net inflow of Rs 99.80 crore into the category 'primary market others' on Tuesday, 11 September 2012, which was a result of gross purchases Rs 120 crore and gross sales Rs 20.20 crore.
FIIs have bought shares worth net Rs 1897.10 crore in September 2012 so far (till 11 September 2012). They had purchased shares worth net Rs 10803.90 crore in August 2012.
FIIs have bought shares worth net Rs 64966.70 crore in calendar 2012 so far (till 11 September 2012). FIIs offloaded shares worth a net Rs 2714.20 crore in 2011.
There are a total of 1,755 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India.