MTF Insights

MTF Insights — August 2018

India's combined NSE + BSE MTF book rose ₹463 crore (10.2%) in August 2018 to ₹4,987 crore on 31 Aug 2018 — the 4th-largest monthly rise since tracking began, and 252.4% higher than a year earlier. The book grew on 15 of 21 sessions. Yes Bank added the most, ₹73 crore.

IndiaMTF · 31 Jul 2018 to 31 Aug 2018 · Tracking MTF data and analytics since 17 Jul 2017

Book at month-end
₹4,987 Cr
31 Aug 2018
Change in August
+₹463 Cr
+10.2% vs 31 Jul 2018
Year on year
+252.4%
vs 31 Aug 2017
Sessions up
15 of 21
low ₹4,543 Cr on 03 Aug 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
YESBANKYes Bank₹108+₹73+207.5%
DHDHFLDewan Housing Fin Corp Lt₹272+₹72+35.4%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank₹96+₹49+108.7%
RELIANCEReliance Industries₹71+₹39+83.3%
HDHDFCHDFC Limited₹27+₹27+1831.9%
Biggest unwindsBook (₹ Cr)ChangeShares
TATASTEELTata Steel₹21−₹38−63.0%
TCSTata Consultancy Services₹14−₹27−65.2%
LTLarsen & Toubro₹54−₹20−24.8%
ASHOKLEYAshok Leyland₹37−₹16−34.7%
HCLTECHHCL Technologies₹7−₹13−66.4%

New to the top 1,000 (49)

Left the top 1,000 (49)

SUSucrosa₹2RTRattanindia Infra₹1Tasty Bite Eatables₹1SVSvp Global Textiles₹1Adani Green Energy₹1MOMonsanto India₹0Wheels India₹0Andhrapet₹0Kirloskar Ferrous Industries₹0Kohinoor Foods₹0Nahar Industrial Enterprises₹0Shalimar Paints₹0+37 more

Day by day

Change in the combined book on each trading day. The largest single-day addition was +₹224 Cr on 31 Aug 2018; the largest fall was −₹122 Cr on 30 Aug 2018.

+₹224 Cr01 Aug 2018: +₹49 Cr01 Aug02 Aug 2018: +₹44 Cr03 Aug 2018: −₹74 Cr06 Aug 2018: +₹11 Cr07 Aug 2018: +₹57 Cr08 Aug 2018: +₹4 Cr09 Aug 2018: +₹26 Cr10 Aug 2018: +₹91 Cr13 Aug 2018: +₹35 Cr14 Aug 2018: −₹30 Cr16 Aug 2018: +₹19 Cr16 Aug17 Aug 2018: +₹2 Cr20 Aug 2018: −₹22 Cr21 Aug 2018: −₹34 Cr23 Aug 2018: +₹61 Cr24 Aug 2018: +₹88 Cr27 Aug 2018: −₹59 Cr28 Aug 2018: +₹42 Cr29 Aug 2018: +₹51 Cr30 Aug 2018: −₹122 Cr31 Aug 2018: +₹224 Cr31 Aug
View as table: change on each trading day21 days
DateChange in the book
01 Aug 2018+₹49 Cr
02 Aug 2018+₹44 Cr
03 Aug 2018−₹74 Cr
06 Aug 2018+₹11 Cr
07 Aug 2018+₹57 Cr
08 Aug 2018+₹4 Cr
09 Aug 2018+₹26 Cr
10 Aug 2018+₹91 Cr
13 Aug 2018+₹35 Cr
14 Aug 2018−₹30 Cr
16 Aug 2018+₹19 Cr
17 Aug 2018+₹2 Cr
20 Aug 2018−₹22 Cr
21 Aug 2018−₹34 Cr
23 Aug 2018+₹61 Cr
24 Aug 2018+₹88 Cr
27 Aug 2018−₹59 Cr
28 Aug 2018+₹42 Cr
29 Aug 2018+₹51 Cr
30 Aug 2018−₹122 Cr
31 Aug 2018+₹224 Cr

Sectors

Finance supplied 44% of the month's increase on its own. 5 sectors shrank while the book grew 10.2%, led by Non-Energy Minerals.

Largest additionsBook (₹ Cr)Change%
Finance₹885+₹203+29.8%
Unclassified₹1,085+₹105+10.7%
Energy Minerals₹198+₹72+57.0%
Consumer Durables₹323+₹40+14.2%
Transportation₹74+₹31+74.4%
Sectors that shrankBook (₹ Cr)Change%
Non-Energy Minerals₹263−₹49−15.7%
Technology Services₹140−₹21−13.1%
Industrial Services₹172−₹18−9.4%
Health Services₹11−₹9−43.9%
Consumer Services₹92−₹5−5.4%

NSE, BSE and concentration

NSE’s book moved +10.0% to ₹4,265 Cr and BSE’s +11.4% to ₹722 Cr, so BSE held 14.5% of the combined book. The ten largest positions held 18.2% of the whole book at month-end, 2.2 points more than a month earlier.

August in context

MonthBook at month-end (₹ Cr)Change
August 2018₹4,987+10.2%
July 2018₹4,524+0.0%
June 2018₹4,523−6.5%
May 2018₹4,840+1.9%
April 2018₹4,749−3.6%
March 2018₹4,927−5.1%

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

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