Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) offloaded shares worth a net Rs 2299.32 crore on Friday, 21 August 2015, as per data released by the National Securities Depository (NSDL). The figure was sharply higher than net outflow of Rs 958.59 crore on Thursday, 20 August 2015.
The net outflow of Rs 2299.32 crore on 21 August 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 4582.10 crore and gross sales of Rs 6881.42 crore. There was a net outflow of Rs 2292.98 crore from the secondary equity markets on 21 August 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 4582.10 crore and gross sales of Rs 6875.08 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex lost 241.75 points or 0.88% to settle at 27,366.07 on that day, its lowest closing level since 19 June 2015.
There was a net outflow of Rs 6.34 crore from the category 'primary markets & others' on 21 August 2015.
FPIs have offloaded shares worth a net Rs 4242.39 crore in this month so far (till 21 August 2015). They have sold shares worth a net Rs 4365.40 crore into the secondary equity markets in this month so far (till 21 August 2015). FPIs bought shares worth a net Rs 5318.99 crore last month. They bought shares worth a net Rs 1865.19 crore from the secondary equity markets last month.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 40157.23 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 21 August 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 23845.75 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2015 so far (till 21 August 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.