Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1825.90 crore on Thursday, 29 January 2015, compared with inflow of Rs 1861.02 crore during the preceding trading session on Wednesday, 28 January 2015.
The net inflow of Rs 1825.90 crore on 29 January 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 8809.92 crore and gross sales of Rs 6984.02 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 1791.19 crore into the secondary equity market on 29 January 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 8775.21 crore and gross sales of Rs 6984.02 crore. The BSE Sensex advanced 122.59 points or 0.41% to settle at 29,681.77 on that day, a record closing high.
There was an inflow of Rs 34.71 crore into the category 'primary market & others' on 29 January 2015.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 12918.97 crore in this month so far (till 29 January 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 12686.51 crore from the secondary markets in this month so far (till 29 January 2015). FPIs had bought shares worth a net Rs 1036.29 crore last month. They had sold shares worth a net Rs 1707.17 crore into the secondary equity market last month.
FPIs had bought shares worth a net Rs 97055.90 crore in the calendar year 2014. They had bought shares worth a net Rs 84440.80 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2014.