Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1494.60 crore on Tuesday, 21 February 2012, higher than inflow of Rs 594.60 crore on Friday, 17 February 2012.

The net inflow of Rs 1494.60 crore on 21 February 2012 was a result of gross purchases Rs 4093.70 crore and gross sales Rs 2599.20 crore. There was a net inflow of Rs 1506.50 crore into the secondary equity markets on 21 February 2012, which was a result of gross purchases Rs 4093.50 crore and gross sales Rs 2586.90 crore. The BSE Sensex had jumped 139.26 points, or 0.76% to settle at 18,428.61 on that day, its highest closing level since 27 July 2011.

There was a net outflow of Rs 11.90 crore from the category 'primary market & others' on Tuesday, 21 February 2012, which was a result of gross purchases Rs 0.30 crore and gross sales Rs 12.20 crore.

FIIs have bought shares worth Rs 15956.20 crore in February 2012 so far (till 21 February 2012). FIIs bought shares worth a net Rs 10357.70 crore in January 2012.

FIIs have bought shares worth Rs 26313.70 crore in calendar 2012 so far (till 21 February 2012). They had offloaded shares worth a net Rs 2714.20 crore in 2011.

There are a total of 1,778 foreign funds registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

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