FIIs buy heavily

Inflow of Rs 1628.60 crore on 6 August 2008

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth net Rs 1628.60 crore on Wednesday, 6 August 2008, compared to their buying of Rs 64.10 crore on Tuesday, 5 August 2008.

FII inflow of Rs 1628.60 crore on 6 August 2008 was a result of gross purchases Rs 4921.90 crore and gross sales Rs 3293.30 crore. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 112.47 points or 0.75% to 15,073.54 on that day.

FII inflow in August 2008 totaled Rs 1546.90 (till 6 August 2008). FII outflow in calendar year 2008 totaled Rs 25,755.20 crore (till 6 August 2008).

There are a total of 1,458 FIIs registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

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