Active client numbers across India’s top brokerages fell in FY26, indicating a slowdown in retail trading activity amid volatile markets. Six of the top 10 brokers reported a year-on-year decline, with Upstox seeing the steepest drop at 27.64%, followed by Zerodha and Motilal Oswal. Angel One, HDFC Securities, and Kotak Securities also posted declines.
Sebi proposes depository receipts against REITs, InvITs units
India’s markets regulator has unveiled a fresh set of regulations concerning depository receipts aimed at real estate and infrastructure investment trusts. This initiative seeks to