Daily cash market average volumes of non-institutional investors, mainly retail and high net worth individuals, were at ₹22,829 crore in January 2023, the lowest since March 2020 and 61% below the peak of ₹58,409 crore in February 2021, according to exchange data. Between then and now, the share of retail investors in total has shrunk to 44% from 66%.
Sensex falls over 100 pts, Nifty below 22,550 as market heads for 8th weekly loss, overtaking COVID crash. More pain ahead?
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, heading for their eighth consecutive weekly loss. Driven by intense FII