FPIs step up selling of equities

Net outflow of Rs 1233.88 crore on 4 September 2015

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) stepped up selling of Indian stocks during the previous trading session on Friday, 4 September 2015, as per data released by the depositories. FPIs offloaded shares worth a net Rs 1233.88 crore into the secondary equity market on 4 September 2015. This compares with their selling of stocks totaling Rs 332.25 crore on 3 September 2015.

The net outflow of Rs 1233.88 crore on 4 September 2015 was a result of gross purchases of Rs 3498.74 crore and gross sales of Rs 4732.62 crore. The S&P BSE Sensex lost 562.88 points or 2.18% to settle at 25,201.90 on 4 September 2015, its lowest closing level since 14 July 2014.

There was a net inflow of Rs 116.12 crore from FPIs into the category 'primary markets & others' on 4 September 2015.

FPIs have offloaded stocks worth a net Rs 4302.37 crore in this month so far (till 4 September 2015). They sold shares worth a net Rs 16842.54 crore into the secondary equity markets last month.

FPIs have bought shares worth a net Rs 7065.90 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2015 so far (till 4 September 2015). They bought shares worth a net Rs 84440.80 crore from the secondary equity markets in calendar year 2014.

The inflow of FPIs into the category 'primary markets & others' has totaled Rs 86.42 crore in this month so far (4 September 2015). This compares with net outflow of Rs 34.73 crore from this category in August 2015.

The inflow of FPIs into the category 'primary markets & others' has totaled Rs 16240.90 crore in calendar year 2015 so far (till 4 September 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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