Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1320.25 crore yesterday, 20 January 2015, compared with inflow of Rs 416.92 crore during the preceding trading session on Monday, 19 January 2015.
The net inflow of Rs 1320.25 crore on 20 January 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 4797.71 crore and gross sales of Rs 3477.46 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 1320.42 crore into the secondary equity market on 20 January 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 4797.71 crore and gross sales of Rs 3477.29 crore. On that day, the S&P BSE Sensex surged 522.66 points or 1.85% to settle at 28,784.67, a record closing high for the index.
There was a net outflow of Rs 0.17 crore into the category 'primary market & others' on 20 January 2015.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 3200.54 crore in this month so far (till 20 January 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 3185.43 crore into the secondary markets in this month so far (till 20 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.