Foreign funds continue to sell equities; turn buyers of debt on August 21

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Reuters MUMBAI
Last Updated : Aug 22 2013 | 8:37 PM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Foreign institutional investors sold $118 million in Indian equities, but bought $267 million in debt on August 21, data from the stock market regulator showed on Thursday.

Provisional National Stock Exchange data showed, foreign funds sold a net $198 million in equities on Thursday, despite the main share index <.BSESN> closing up 2.27 percent.

(Reporting by Swati Bhat; Editing by Anand Basu)

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First Published: Aug 22 2013 | 8:28 PM IST

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