Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 135.01 crore yesterday, 1 June 2015, compared with their purchases of Rs 2308.51 crore during the preceding trading session on 29 May 2015.
The net inflow of Rs 135.01 crore on 1 June 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 4075.52 crore and gross sales of Rs 3940.51 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 137.83 crore into the secondary equity market on 1 June 2015 which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 4075.52 crore and gross sales of Rs 3937.69 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex had risen 20.55 points or 0.07% to settle at 27,848.99 on that day, its highest closing level since 22 May 2015.
There was a net outflow of Rs 2.82 crore from the category 'primary market & others' on 1 June 2015.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 44868.60 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 1 June 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 33391.30 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2015 so far (till 1 June 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.
FPIs sold shares worth a net Rs 5768.48 crore in May 2015. They offloaded shares worth a net Rs 9149.27 crore into the secondary equity markets in May 2015.