Thursday, April 10, 2008

FIIs sell shares worth Rs 462 crore on 10-April-08

10 Apr, 2008, 2112 hrs IST, PTI

MUMBAI: Foreign Institutional Investors were net sellers in equities on Thursday, amid the benchmark index, Sensex, ending about 95 points down.

FIIs made gross sale of equities worth Rs 2,995.14 crore and gross purchase of Rs 2,532.80 crore, resulting in a net sale of Rs 462.34 crore.

Domestic institutional investors, however, were net investors in shares worth Rs 594.48 crore, provisional data available on the Bombay Stock Exchange showed.

Among other categories, non-resident Indian entities invested in shares worth Rs 0.38 crore and proprietors sold shares worth Rs 11.16 crore.

Brokers also sold shares worth Rs 31.94 crore for their clients or retail investors.

According to the information available on the SEBI website, FIIs sold shares worth Rs 172.30 crore yesterday.

The Sensex ended the day at 15,695.10 a fall of 95.41 points from the previous close.

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