Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 58.96 crore during the previous trading session on Friday, 28 August 2015. This compares with their massive selling of Rs 3133.54 crore during the preceding trading session on 27 August 2015.
The net inflow of Rs 58.96 crore on 28 August 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 5683.22 crore and gross sales of Rs 5624.26 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 88.38 crore into the secondary equity markets on 28 August 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 5683.22 crore and gross sales of Rs 5594.84 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex rose 161.19 points or 0.61% to settle at 26,392.38 on that day, its highest closing level since 21 August 2015.
There was a net outflow of Rs 29.42 crore from the category 'primary markets & others' on 28 August 2015.
FPIs have offloaded shares worth a net Rs 16877.27 crore in this month so far (till 28 August 2015). They have sold shares worth a net Rs 16842.54 crore into the secondary equity markets in this month so far (till 28 August 2015). FPIs bought shares worth a net Rs 5318.99 crore in July 2015. They bought shares worth a net Rs 1865.19 crore from the secondary equity markets in July 2015.
FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 27522.30 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 28 August 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 11368.30 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2015 so far (till 28August 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.