FIIs in buying mode

Inflow of Rs 689.90 crore on 11 December 2007.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth net Rs 689.90 crore on Tuesday, 11 December 2007, compared to their buying of Rs 300.60 crore on Monday, 10 December 2007.

FIIs inflow of Rs 689.90 crore on 10 December 2007 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 4,178.20 crore and gross sales Rs 3,488.30 crore. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 360.21 points or 1.81% to 20,290.89, a record closing high on that day.

FII inflow in December 2007 totaled Rs 4,513.70 crore (till 11 December 2007). FII inflow in calendar year 2007 totaled Rs 70,421 crore (till 11 December 2007).

There are a total of 1,191 FIIs registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).