FPIs step up buying

Net purchases of Rs 797.10 crore on 5 October 2015

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought stocks worth a net Rs 797.10 crore on 5 October 2015, much higher than net inflow of Rs 96.48 crore on 1 October 2015. The stock market was closed on 2 October 2015, on account of Gandhi Jayanti.

The net inflow of Rs 797.10 crore into the secondary equity markets on 5 October 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 5297.53 crore and gross sales of Rs 4500.43 crore. The Sensex had surged 564.60 points or 2.15% to settle at 26,785.55 on 5 October 2015, its highest closing level since 21 August 2015.

There was an inflow of Rs 3.73 crore into the category 'primary markets & others' on 5 October 2015.

FPIs have bought stocks worth a net Rs 1126.03 crore in this month so far (till 5 October 2015). They sold shares worth a net Rs 11087.28 crore into the secondary equity markets last month.

FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 1407.36 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2015 so far (till 5 October 2015). They bought shares worth a net Rs 84440.80 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2014.

The outflow of FPIs from the category 'primary markets & others' has totaled Rs 6.58 crore in this month so far (till 5 October 2015). This compares with net inflow of Rs 4612.13 crore into this category in September 2015.

The inflow of FPIs into the category 'primary markets & others' has totaled Rs 20759.29 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 5 October 2015). The inflow of FPIs into the category 'primary markets & others' stood at Rs 12615 crore in the calendar year 2014.

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