Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 2308.51 crore during the previous trading session on Friday, 29 May 2015, which was much higher than their purchases of Rs 170.32 crore during the preceding trading session on 28 May 2015.
The net inflow of Rs 2308.51 crore on 29 May 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 24690.79 crore and gross sales of Rs 22382.28 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 2273.13 crore into the secondary equity market on 29 May 2015 which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 24655.41 crore and gross sales of Rs 22382.28 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex had risen 321.73 points or 1.17% to settle at 27,828.44 on that day, its highest closing level since 22 May 2015.
There was a net inflow of Rs 35.38 crore into the category 'primary market & others' on 29 May 2015.
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. \
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 44733.60 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 1 June 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 33253.50 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.