MTF Insights

MTF Insights — August 2019

India's combined NSE + BSE MTF book fell ₹354 crore (7.8%) in August 2019 to ₹4,192 crore on 30 Aug 2019 — the 3rd-largest monthly fall since tracking began. The book grew on 7 of 20 sessions. Maruti Suzuki India saw the largest unwind, ₹38 crore.

IndiaMTF · 31 Jul 2019 to 30 Aug 2019 · Tracking MTF data and analytics since 27 Sep 2017

Book at month-end
₹4,192 Cr
30 Aug 2019
Change in August
−₹354 Cr
−7.8% vs 31 Jul 2019
Year on year
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a year of history needed
Sessions up
7 of 20
low ₹4,046 Cr on 27 Aug 2019

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
SBINState Bank of India₹82+₹43+138.3%
ICICIBANKICICI Bank₹77+₹28+58.0%
KOTAKBANKKotak Mahindra Bank₹29+₹19+169.8%
LTLarsen & Toubro₹105+₹13+17.2%
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank₹92+₹11+17.7%
Biggest unwindsBook (₹ Cr)ChangeShares
MARUTIMaruti Suzuki India₹77−₹38−33.7%
RELIANCEReliance Industries₹184−₹30−13.1%
DLFDLF Limited₹26−₹20−30.2%
BRITANNIABritannia Industries₹12−₹12−53.3%
HEROMOTOCOHero MotoCorp₹24−₹11−35.4%

New to the top 1,000 (48)

Left the top 1,000 (48)

Day by day

Change in the combined book on each trading day. The largest single-day addition was +₹124 Cr on 13 Aug 2019; the largest fall was −₹125 Cr on 08 Aug 2019.

+₹125 Cr01 Aug 2019: −₹13 Cr01 Aug02 Aug 2019: −₹29 Cr05 Aug 2019: −₹56 Cr06 Aug 2019: −₹83 Cr07 Aug 2019: +₹66 Cr08 Aug 2019: −₹125 Cr09 Aug 2019: −₹32 Cr13 Aug 2019: +₹124 Cr14 Aug 2019: −₹76 Cr16 Aug 2019: −₹70 Cr19 Aug 2019: +₹4 Cr19 Aug20 Aug 2019: +₹22 Cr21 Aug 2019: +₹21 Cr22 Aug 2019: −₹36 Cr23 Aug 2019: −₹110 Cr26 Aug 2019: −₹93 Cr27 Aug 2019: −₹14 Cr28 Aug 2019: +₹121 Cr29 Aug 2019: +₹57 Cr30 Aug 2019: −₹32 Cr30 Aug
View as table: change on each trading day20 days
DateChange in the book
01 Aug 2019−₹13 Cr
02 Aug 2019−₹29 Cr
05 Aug 2019−₹56 Cr
06 Aug 2019−₹83 Cr
07 Aug 2019+₹66 Cr
08 Aug 2019−₹125 Cr
09 Aug 2019−₹32 Cr
13 Aug 2019+₹124 Cr
14 Aug 2019−₹76 Cr
16 Aug 2019−₹70 Cr
19 Aug 2019+₹4 Cr
20 Aug 2019+₹22 Cr
21 Aug 2019+₹21 Cr
22 Aug 2019−₹36 Cr
23 Aug 2019−₹110 Cr
26 Aug 2019−₹93 Cr
27 Aug 2019−₹14 Cr
28 Aug 2019+₹121 Cr
29 Aug 2019+₹57 Cr
30 Aug 2019−₹32 Cr

Sectors

4 sectors grew while the book fell, led by Finance.

Largest additionsBook (₹ Cr)Change%
Finance₹1,126+₹58+5.5%
Industrial Services₹176+₹4+2.6%
Retail Trade₹35+₹4+15.0%
Non-Energy Minerals₹307+₹2+0.6%
Sectors that shrankBook (₹ Cr)Change%
Consumer Durables₹292−₹84−22.4%
Unclassified₹556−₹70−11.1%
Energy Minerals₹273−₹33−10.8%
Technology Services₹122−₹33−21.3%
Health Technology₹196−₹30−13.2%

NSE, BSE and concentration

NSE’s book moved −6.7% to ₹3,678 Cr and BSE’s −14.6% to ₹514 Cr, so BSE held 12.3% of the combined book. The ten largest positions held 23.8% of the whole book at month-end, 1.6 points more than a month earlier.

August in context

MonthBook at month-end (₹ Cr)Change
August 2019₹4,192−7.8%
July 2019₹4,546−3.5%
June 2019₹4,710−0.1%
May 2019₹4,716+1.8%
April 2019₹4,633+13.7%
March 2019₹4,073−2.5%

Month-end is the last trading day in the archive for the month; changes compare 31 Jul 2019 with 30 Aug 2019. Sector figures sum each day’s largest positions on a fixed basis. See the methodology for every definition.

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