In April, 67 lakh unique retail investors participated in the cash market on the NSE out of the total demat account base of 11.61 crore. This represents about 5.8% of the total demat accounts in the country. Unique retail investor participation is calculated on the basis of the PAN or Permanent Account Number. This is a more accurate indicator of investor participation as the total demat account base includes multiple account openings by investors.
Mcap of five of top-10 most valued firms erodes by Rs 1 lakh cr; HDFC Bank biggest laggard
The combined market valuation of five of the top-10 most-valued firms eroded by Rs 1 lakh crore last week, with HDFC Bank taking the biggest