Mutual funds bought shares worth Rs 201.70 crore on Friday, 17 April 2015. This was lower than their purchases of Rs 261.60 crore during the preceding trading session on 16 April 2015.
The net inflow of Rs 201.70 crore on 17 April 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 832.20 crore and gross sales of Rs 630.50 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex had lost 223.94 points or 0.78% to settle at 28,442.10 on that day, its lowest closing level since 1 April 2015.
Mutual funds have purchased shares worth a net Rs 605.60 crore in this month so far (till 17 April 2015). They had bought shares worth a net Rs 3940.30 crore last month.