FII buying slows down

Inflow of Rs 114.40 crore on 3 December 2007

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth net Rs 114.40 crore on Monday, 3 December 2007, compared to their buying of Rs 1480.40 crore on Friday, 30 November 2007.

FIIs inflow of Rs 114.40 crore on 3 December 2007 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 5566 crore and gross sales Rs 5451.60 crore. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 240.22 points or 1.24% to 19,603.41 on that day.

FII inflow in calendar year 2007 totaled Rs 67502 crore (till 3 December 2007).

There are a total of 1,174 FIIs registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).