MTF Insights — March 2018
India's combined NSE + BSE MTF book fell ₹265 crore (5.1%) in March 2018 to ₹4,927 crore on 28 Mar 2018. It set a record ₹5,315 crore on 06 Mar 2018 before easing. The book grew on 9 of 19 sessions. Indian Oil Corporation saw the largest unwind, ₹43 crore.
IndiaMTF · 28 Feb 2018 to 28 Mar 2018 · Tracking MTF data and analytics since 17 Jul 2017
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.
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Day by day
Change in the combined book on each trading day. The largest single-day addition was +₹80 Cr on 06 Mar 2018; the largest fall was −₹96 Cr on 26 Mar 2018.
View as table: change on each trading day19 days
| Date | Change in the book |
|---|---|
| 01 Mar 2018 | −₹1 Cr |
| 05 Mar 2018 | +₹44 Cr |
| 06 Mar 2018 | +₹80 Cr |
| 07 Mar 2018 | −₹50 Cr |
| 08 Mar 2018 | −₹93 Cr |
| 09 Mar 2018 | −₹21 Cr |
| 12 Mar 2018 | −₹87 Cr |
| 13 Mar 2018 | +₹6 Cr |
| 14 Mar 2018 | +₹17 Cr |
| 15 Mar 2018 | +₹14 Cr |
| 16 Mar 2018 | +₹55 Cr |
| 19 Mar 2018 | +₹28 Cr |
| 20 Mar 2018 | −₹48 Cr |
| 21 Mar 2018 | −₹24 Cr |
| 22 Mar 2018 | +₹1 Cr |
| 23 Mar 2018 | −₹25 Cr |
| 26 Mar 2018 | −₹96 Cr |
| 27 Mar 2018 | −₹86 Cr |
| 28 Mar 2018 | +₹21 Cr |
Sectors
5 sectors grew while the book fell, led by Consumer Services.
| Largest additions | Book (₹ Cr) | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Services | ₹87 | +₹18 | +26.4% |
| Health Services | ₹43 | +₹12 | +40.8% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | ₹320 | +₹7 | +2.2% |
| Technology Services | ₹132 | +₹6 | +4.7% |
| Electronic Technology | ₹51 | +₹5 | +10.8% |
| Sectors that shrank | Book (₹ Cr) | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | ₹726 | −₹53 | −6.8% |
| Energy Minerals | ₹181 | −₹50 | −21.6% |
| Process Industries | ₹504 | −₹44 | −8.1% |
| Consumer Durables | ₹221 | −₹40 | −15.4% |
| Utilities | ₹116 | −₹20 | −14.9% |
NSE, BSE and concentration
NSE’s book moved −4.9% to ₹4,137 Cr and BSE’s −6.0% to ₹790 Cr, so BSE held 16.0% of the combined book. The ten largest positions held 12.5% of the whole book at month-end, 0.9 points less than a month earlier.
March in context
| Month | Book at month-end (₹ Cr) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 2018 | ₹4,927 | −5.1% |
| 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% |
Month-end is the last trading day in the archive for the month; changes compare 28 Feb 2018 with 28 Mar 2018. Sector figures sum each day’s largest positions on a fixed basis. See the methodology for every definition.
