MTF Insights — May 2020
India's combined NSE + BSE MTF book rose ₹368 crore (10.2%) in May 2020 to ₹3,989 crore on 29 May 2020 — the 8th-largest monthly rise since tracking began, and 15.4% lower than a year earlier. The book grew on 11 of 18 sessions. Bajaj Finance added the most, ₹71 crore.
IndiaMTF · 30 Apr 2020 to 29 May 2020 · Tracking MTF data and analytics since 27 Sep 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.
| Biggest additions | Book (₹ Cr) | Change | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
 BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance | ₹161 | +₹71 | +115.9% |
 BHARTIARTLBharti Airtel | ₹66 | +₹46 | +175.5% |
 SBINState Bank of India | ₹173 | +₹34 | +56.8% |
 AXISBANKAxis Bank | ₹76 | +₹27 | +86.2% |
 ICICIBANKICICI Bank | ₹64 | +₹25 | +95.6% |
| Biggest unwinds | Book (₹ Cr) | Change | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
 MOTILALOFSMotilal Oswal Financial Services | ₹1 | −₹39 | −96.0% |
 LTLarsen & Toubro | ₹68 | −₹27 | −23.9% |
 CIPLACipla Limited | ₹13 | −₹15 | −56.2% |
 LUPINLupin Limited | ₹16 | −₹10 | −38.2% |
 AUROPHARMAAurobindo Pharma | ₹8 | −₹10 | −57.7% |
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Neogen Chemicals₹0
Ramkrishna Forgings₹0SSSesa Sterlite₹0
Vesuvius India₹0
Waterbase₹0
Zuari Agro Chemicals₹0
GVT&D₹0
Fermenta Biotech₹0
Isgec Heavy Engineering₹0+40 moreLeft the top 1,000 (52)
Shilpa Medicare₹2
Magadh Sugar & Energy₹1MEMEP Infrastructure Developers₹1
Kakatiya Cement Sugar & Industries₹0
Royal Orchid Hotels₹0
Pricol₹0
Kokuyo Camlin₹0SWSwan Energy₹0VIVivimed Labs₹0
Swan Corp₹0HIHinduja Ventures₹0INInfosys Technologies₹0+40 moreDay by day
Change in the combined book on each trading day. The largest single-day addition was +₹317 Cr on 04 May 2020; the largest fall was −₹203 Cr on 20 May 2020.
View as table: change on each trading day18 days
| Date | Change in the book |
|---|---|
| 04 May 2020 | +₹317 Cr |
| 05 May 2020 | +₹118 Cr |
| 06 May 2020 | −₹170 Cr |
| 07 May 2020 | +₹155 Cr |
| 08 May 2020 | +₹37 Cr |
| 11 May 2020 | +₹52 Cr |
| 12 May 2020 | −₹53 Cr |
| 13 May 2020 | +₹33 Cr |
| 14 May 2020 | +₹172 Cr |
| 15 May 2020 | +₹38 Cr |
| 18 May 2020 | +₹212 Cr |
| 19 May 2020 | −₹66 Cr |
| 20 May 2020 | −₹203 Cr |
| 22 May 2020 | +₹169 Cr |
| 26 May 2020 | +₹75 Cr |
| 27 May 2020 | −₹185 Cr |
| 28 May 2020 | −₹203 Cr |
| 29 May 2020 | −₹130 Cr |
Sectors
Finance supplied 72% of the month's increase on its own. 5 sectors shrank while the book grew 10.2%, led by Industrial Services.
| Largest additions | Book (₹ Cr) | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | ₹1,222 | +₹265 | +27.8% |
| Communications | ₹98 | +₹57 | +142.1% |
| Unclassified | ₹412 | +₹51 | +14.1% |
| Producer Manufacturing | ₹168 | +₹29 | +20.4% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | ₹242 | +₹17 | +7.5% |
| Sectors that shrank | Book (₹ Cr) | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Services | ₹111 | −₹28 | −20.0% |
| Health Technology | ₹280 | −₹26 | −8.4% |
| Technology Services | ₹127 | −₹13 | −9.3% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | ₹272 | −₹6 | −2.0% |
| Consumer Durables | ₹156 | −₹5 | −2.9% |
NSE, BSE and concentration
NSE’s book moved +10.6% to ₹3,749 Cr and BSE’s +4.3% to ₹240 Cr, so BSE held 6.0% of the combined book. The ten largest positions held 24.5% of the whole book at month-end, 2.0 points more than a month earlier.
May in context
| Month | Book at month-end (₹ Cr) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | ₹3,989 | +10.2% |
| April 2020 | ₹3,621 | +10.3% |
| March 2020 | ₹3,284 | −53.7% |
| February 2020 | ₹7,094 | +1.9% |
| January 2020 | ₹6,961 | +19.0% |
| December 2019 | ₹5,851 | +5.1% |
Month-end is the last trading day in the archive for the month; changes compare 30 Apr 2020 with 29 May 2020. Sector figures sum each day’s largest positions on a fixed basis. See the methodology for every definition.