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Inflow of Rs 862 crore on 7 August 2012

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 862 crore on Tuesday, 7 August 2012, higher than inflow of Rs 569.90 crore on Monday, 6 August 2012.

The net inflow of Rs 862 crore on Tuesday, 7 August 2012, was a result of gross purchases Rs 2454.90 crore and gross sales Rs 1592.90 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 864.20 crore into the secondary equity markets on 7 August 2012, which was a result of gross purchases Rs 2452.90 crore and gross sales Rs 1588.70 crore. The BSE Sensex had jumped 188.82 points or 1.08% to settle at 17,601.78 on that day, its highest closing level since 10 July 2012.

 

There was a net outflow of Rs 2.20 crore from the category 'primary market others' on Tuesday, 7 August 2012, which was a result of gross purchases Rs 2 crore and gross sales Rs 4.20 crore.

FIIs have bought shares worth net Rs 3338.60 crore in August 2012 so far (till 7 August 2012). They had purchased shares worth net Rs 10272.70 crore in July 2012.

FIIs have bought shares worth net Rs 55604.40 crore in calendar 2012 so far (till 7 August 2012). FIIs offloaded shares worth a net Rs 2714.20 crore in 2011.

There are a total of 1,756 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India

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First Published: Aug 08 2012 | 4:33 PM IST

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