FII buying slows down

Inflow of Rs 209.30 crore on 2 June 2009

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 209.30 crore on Tuesday, 2 June 2009, much lower than Rs 617.90 crore on Monday, 1 June 2009.

FII inflow of Rs 209.30 crore on 2 June 2009 was a result of gross purchases Rs 4,067.60 crore and gross sales Rs 3,858.30 crore. The BSE Sensex had risen 34.28 points, or 0.23%, to 14,874.91 on that day.

FII inflow in calendar year 2009 totaled Rs 22,146.60 crore (till 2 June 2009).

There are a total of 1661 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).