Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 2092.70 crore on Wednesday, 1 February 2012, much higher than inflow of Rs 645 crore on Tuesday, 31 January 2012.

The net inflow of Rs 2092.70 crore on 1 February 2012 was a result of gross purchases Rs 5227.20 crore and gross sales Rs 3134.50 crore. There was an inflow of Rs 1827.90 crore into the secondary equity markets on 1 February 2012, which was a result of gross purchases Rs 4962 crore and gross sales Rs 3134.10 crore. The BSE Sensex had risen 107.03 points or, 0.62% to settle at 17,300.58 on that day, its highest closing since 9 November 2011.

There was a net inflow of Rs 264.80 crore into the category 'primary market & others' on Wednesday, 1 February 2012, which was a result of gross purchases Rs 265.20 crore and gross sales Rs 0.40 crore.

FIIs have bought shares worth Rs 13095.40 crore in 2012 so far (till 1 February 2012). FIIs bought shares worth a net Rs 10357.70 crore in January 2012. FIIs had offloaded shares worth a net Rs 2714.20 crore in calendar 2011.

There are a total of 1,777 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi)

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