MTF Insights

MTF Insights — February 2018

India's combined NSE + BSE MTF book rose ₹35 crore (0.7%) in February 2018 to ₹5,192 crore on 28 Feb 2018 — the 7th-largest monthly rise since tracking began. The book grew on 11 of 19 sessions. Indian Oil Corporation added the most, ₹43 crore.

IndiaMTF · 31 Jan 2018 to 28 Feb 2018 · Tracking MTF data and analytics since 17 Jul 2017

Book at month-end
₹5,192 Cr
28 Feb 2018
Change in February
+₹35 Cr
+0.7% vs 31 Jan 2018
Year on year
—
a year of history needed
Sessions up
11 of 19
low ₹4,724 Cr on 08 Feb 2018

Stocks

Largest changes in funded value over the month, among stocks present in both month-end files. The share column is the change in shares under margin, adjusted for splits and bonuses — it shows whether more stock was genuinely borrowed against, rather than a price move.

Biggest additionsBook (₹ Cr)ChangeShares
IOCIndian Oil Corporation₹75+₹43+141.3%
SAILSteel Authority of India₹38+₹28+240.0%
BOMDYEINGBombay Dyeing & Mfg Company₹91+₹26+38.2%
KWKWALITYKwality Limited₹42+₹24+177.6%
VAKRANGEEVakrangee Limited₹64+₹23+75.4%
Biggest unwindsBook (₹ Cr)ChangeShares
TATASTEELTata Steel₹26−₹82−70.9%
IBIBREALESTIndiabulls Real Est₹110−₹36−24.0%
DHDHFLDewan Housing Fin Corp Lt₹68−₹21−21.8%
DMARTAvenue Supermarts Limited₹13−₹11−47.2%
KOTAKBANKKotak Mahindra Bank₹3−₹10−73.2%

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Day by day

Change in the combined book on each trading day. The largest single-day addition was +₹135 Cr on 23 Feb 2018; the largest fall was −₹169 Cr on 06 Feb 2018.

+₹169 Cr01 Feb 2018: −₹67 Cr01 Feb02 Feb 2018: −₹5 Cr05 Feb 2018: −₹139 Cr06 Feb 2018: −₹169 Cr07 Feb 2018: −₹15 Cr08 Feb 2018: −₹38 Cr09 Feb 2018: +₹24 Cr12 Feb 2018: +₹14 Cr14 Feb 2018: +₹96 Cr15 Feb 2018: +₹30 Cr15 Feb16 Feb 2018: +₹38 Cr19 Feb 2018: +₹54 Cr20 Feb 2018: +₹9 Cr21 Feb 2018: −₹46 Cr22 Feb 2018: +₹20 Cr23 Feb 2018: +₹135 Cr26 Feb 2018: −₹2 Cr27 Feb 2018: +₹18 Cr28 Feb 2018: +₹78 Cr28 Feb
View as table: change on each trading day19 days
DateChange in the book
01 Feb 2018−₹67 Cr
02 Feb 2018−₹5 Cr
05 Feb 2018−₹139 Cr
06 Feb 2018−₹169 Cr
07 Feb 2018−₹15 Cr
08 Feb 2018−₹38 Cr
09 Feb 2018+₹24 Cr
12 Feb 2018+₹14 Cr
14 Feb 2018+₹96 Cr
15 Feb 2018+₹30 Cr
16 Feb 2018+₹38 Cr
19 Feb 2018+₹54 Cr
20 Feb 2018+₹9 Cr
21 Feb 2018−₹46 Cr
22 Feb 2018+₹20 Cr
23 Feb 2018+₹135 Cr
26 Feb 2018−₹2 Cr
27 Feb 2018+₹18 Cr
28 Feb 2018+₹78 Cr

Sectors

Energy Minerals supplied 172% of the month's increase on its own. 5 sectors shrank while the book grew 0.7%, led by Non-Energy Minerals.

Largest additionsBook (₹ Cr)Change%
Energy Minerals₹231+₹60+35.3%
Process Industries₹549+₹21+4.0%
Finance₹779+₹16+2.1%
Health Services₹31+₹13+77.9%
Retail Trade₹87+₹11+14.3%
Sectors that shrankBook (₹ Cr)Change%
Non-Energy Minerals₹312−₹48−13.3%
Communications₹85−₹10−10.9%
Producer Manufacturing₹230−₹10−4.2%
Utilities₹136−₹6−4.5%
Consumer Non-Durables₹104−₹5−4.6%

NSE, BSE and concentration

NSE’s book moved +1.8% to ₹4,352 Cr and BSE’s −4.7% to ₹840 Cr, so BSE held 16.2% of the combined book. The ten largest positions held 13.4% of the whole book at month-end, 0.1 points less than a month earlier.

February in context

MonthBook at month-end (₹ Cr)Change
February 2018₹5,192+0.7%
January 2018₹5,157+49.0%
December 2017₹3,461+11.9%
November 2017₹3,093+60.3%
October 2017₹1,930+5.8%
September 2017₹1,824+28.9%

Month-end is the last trading day in the archive for the month; changes compare 31 Jan 2018 with 28 Feb 2018. Sector figures sum each day’s largest positions on a fixed basis. See the methodology for every definition.

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