Overseas investors have poured in a staggering 8,800 crore rupees in Indian equities in the first two weeks of this year. From 1st January to 11th this month, Foreign funds were gross buyers of shares worth 25,458 crore rupees, while they sold equities amounting to 16,645 crore rupees, resulting into a net inflow of 8,813 crore rupees, the market regulator SEBI said in a report.

In 2012, FIIs had made net investment of 1.28 lakh crore rupees in Indian equities, making it the second best year for the market after record inflow of 1.33 lakh crore in 2010.