Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 458.72 crore on Monday, 13 April 2015, compared with their inflow of Rs 455.40 crore during the preceding trading session on Friday, 10 April 2015.
The stock market was shut yesterday, 14 April 2015, on account of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti.
The net inflow of Rs 458.72 crore on 13 April 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 3773.81 crore and gross sales of Rs 3315.09 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 459.66 crore into the secondary equity market on 13 April 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 3769.65 crore and gross sales of Rs 3309.99 crore. On that day, the S&P BSE Sensex rose 165.06 points or 0.57% to settle at 29,044.44, its highest closing level since 5 March 2015.
There was an outflow of Rs 0.94 crore from the category 'primary market & others' on 13 April 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 4.16 crore and gross sales of Rs 5.10 crore.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 3305.94 crore in this month so far (till 13 April 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 2921.58 crore from the secondary equity markets in this month so far (till 13 April 2015). FPIs had bought shares worth a net Rs 12078.12 crore last month. They had bought shares worth a net Rs 10155.09 crore from the secondary markets last month.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 39778.56 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 13 April 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 31685.55 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2015 so far (till 13 April 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.