Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 218.16 crore on Monday, 29 December 2014, compared with inflow of Rs 419.15 crore on Friday, 26 December 2014.
The net outflow of Rs 218.16 crore on 29 December 2014 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 1419.07 crore and gross sales of Rs 1637.23 crore. There was a net outflow of Rs 162.74 crore from the secondary equity market on 29 December 2014, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 1419 crore and gross sales of Rs 1581.74 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex had advanced 153.95 points or 0.57% to settle at 27,395.73 on that day, its highest closing level since 23 December 2014.
There was a net outflow of Rs 55.42 crore from the category 'primary market & others' on 29 December 2014, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 0.07 crore and gross sales of Rs 55.49 crore.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 754.54 crore in this month so far (till 29 December 2014). They have sold shares worth a net Rs 1987.79 crore from the secondary markets in this month so far (till 29 December 2014). FPIs bought shares worth a net Rs 13753.29 crore last month. They had bought shares worth a net Rs 12677.10 crore from the secondary markets last month.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 96774.10 crore in this calendar year so far (till 29 December 2014). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 84160.20 crore from the secondary equity market in this year so far (till 29 December 2014).