Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 263.28 crore on Friday, 2 January 2015, higher than inflow of Rs 27.53 crore on Thursday, 1 January 2015.
The net inflow of Rs 263.28 crore on 2 January 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 2079.83 crore and gross sales of Rs 1816.55 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 263 crore into the secondary equity market on 2 January 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 2079.55 crore and gross sales of Rs 1816.55 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex had garnered 380.36 points or 1.38% to settle at 27,887.90 on that day, its highest closing level since 8 December 2014.
There was a net inflow of Rs 0.28 crore into the category 'primary market & others' on 2 January 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 0.28 crore and zero gross sales.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 845.85 crore in first two sessions of January 2015.
They have bought shares worth a net Rs 765.88 crore from the secondary markets so far in January 2015. FPIs had bought shares worth a net Rs 1036.29 crore in December 2014.
They had sold shares worth a net Rs 1707.17 crore into the secondary markets in 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 market in calendar year 2014.