Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) remained buyers of Indian stocks on 22 December 2015, according to data released by the depositories. FPIs bought stocks worth a net Rs 274.37 crore on 22 December 2015 which was higher than their purchases worth Rs 161.07 crore during the preceding trading session on 21 December 2015.
The net inflow of Rs 274.37 crore into the secondary equity markets on 22 December 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 2582.28 crore and gross sales of Rs 2307.91 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex had declined 145.25 points or 0.56% to settle at 25,590.65 on that day, its lowest closing level since 18 December 2015.
There was a net inflow of Rs 339.22 crore into the category 'primary markets & others' on 22 December 2015, which was a result of gross purchases of Rs 339.94 crore and gross sales of Rs 0.72 crore.
FPIs have offloaded shares worth a net Rs 3172.61 crore into the secondary equity markets in this month so far (till 22 December 2015). FPIs sold stocks worth a net Rs 8413.23 crore into the secondary equity markets last month.
FPIs have offloaded shares worth a net Rs 4945.74 crore into the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2015 so far (till 22 December 2015). They bought shares worth a net Rs 84440.80 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2014.
There has been a net outflow of Rs 776.41 crore from FPIs from the category 'primary
markets & others' in this month so far (till 22 December 2015). They had pumped in Rs 1339.25 crore into the category 'primary markets & others' last month.
The inflow of FPIs into the category 'primary markets & others' has totaled Rs 21619.52 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 22 December 2015). The inflow of FPIs into the category 'primary markets & others' stood at Rs 12615 crore in the calendar year 2014.