Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1407.97 crore during the previous trading session on Thursday, 5 March 2015. The buying was lower than a massive inflow of Rs 2876.63 crore registered during the preceding trading session on 4 March 2015. A lion's portion of the net inflow from FPIs on 5 March 2015 was into the category 'primary market & others'.
The net inflow of Rs 1407.97 crore on 5 March 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 6328.42 crore and gross sales of Rs 4920.45 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 32.02 crore into the secondary equity market on 5 March 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 4952.47 crore and gross sales of Rs 4920.45 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex had risen 68.22 points or 0.23% to settle at 29,448.95 on that day, its highest closing level since 3 March 2015.
A lion's portion of the net inflow from FPIs on 5 March 2015 was into the category 'primary market & others'. There was an inflow of Rs 1375.95 crore into the category 'primary market & others' on 5 March 2015.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 8269.62 crore in this month so far (till 5 March 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 6873.22 crore from the secondary equity markets in this month so far (till 5 March 2015). FPIs bought shares worth a net Rs 11475.53 crore last month. They had bought shares worth a net Rs 5922.37 crore from the secondary markets last month.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 32664.30 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 5 March 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 25482 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2015 so far (till 5 March 2015). 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.