Heavy selling of Indian stocks by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continued for another trading session. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) offloaded shares worth a net Rs 3133.54 crore yesterday, 27 August 2015. On 26 August, FPIs had dumped stocks worth a net Rs 2425.84 crore.
The net outflow of Rs 3133.54 crore on 27 August 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 7547.59 crore and gross sales of Rs 10681.13 crore. There was a net outflow of Rs 3122.93 crore from the secondary equity markets on 27 August 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 7546.60 crore and gross sales of Rs 10669.53 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 516.53 points or 2.01% to settle at 26,231.19 on that day.
There was a net outflow of Rs 10.61 crore from the category 'primary markets & others' on 27 August 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 0.99 crore and gross sales of Rs 11.60 crore.
FPIs have offloaded shares worth a net Rs 16936.23 crore in this month so far (till 27 August 2015). They have sold shares worth a net Rs 16930.92 crore into the secondary equity markets in this month so far (till 27 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 27463.30 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 27 August 2015). They have bought shares worth a net Rs 11279.90 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2015 so far (till 27 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.