INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Lockdowns have led to greater retail participation in stock markets in IndiaWith Coronavirus pandemic induced lockdowns since March 2020
retail participation in the stock market as many people have moved towards share market trading.According to a study conducted by State Bank
infrastructural requirements.At the same time though, SBI has noted that it is yet to be seen if this increasing retail participation is a
The number of individual investors in the market has increased by a whopping 142 lakh in 2020-21, with 122.5 lakh new accounts at CDSL and
19.7 lakh in NSDL," the SBI report said.Also, another 44.7 lakh retails investor accounts have been added during the two months of the
NSE data.Citing an example, the study elaborated that the share of savings in shares and debentures to total household financial savings,
there is a renewed interest in healthcare stocks and of course financial stocks with stories of Indian financial ecosystem being effectively
acting as a conduit of large liquidity finding investment avenues."Lower rate in other saving avenues amidst the low interest rate regime
has led to greater interest by individuals in the stock market
Another reason could be the significant increase in global liquidity," it said.
