FIIs sell shares worth Rs 461 cr on bourses

MUMBAI: Foreign Institutional Investors were net sellers in equities today even as the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark index, Sensex, ended 13 points up.

FIIs made gross sale of equities worth Rs 1,350.10 crore and gross purchase of Rs 888.69 crore, resulting in a net sale of Rs 461.41 crore.

Domestic institutional investors, however, were net investors in shares worth Rs 306.94 crore, provisional data available on the BSE show.

Among other categories, non-resident Indian entities and proprietors sold shares worth Rs 19.29 crore and 13.98 crore respectively. Brokers, however, invested in shares worth Rs 93.75 crore for their clients or retail investors.

The Sensex ended the day at 20,300.71, a rise of 13.72 points or 0.07 per cent.