MTF Insights — December 2020

India's combined NSE + BSE MTF book rose ₹589 crore (8.3%) in December 2020 to ₹7,668 crore on 30 Dec 2020 — the 10th-largest monthly rise since tracking began, and 31.1% higher than a year earlier. It set a record ₹8,098 crore on 21 Dec 2020 before easing. The book grew on 14 of 20 sessions. Punjab National Bank added the most, ₹52 crore.

IndiaMTF · 27 Nov 2020 to 30 Dec 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
PNBPunjab National Bank	₹76	+₹52	+191.7%
ESCORTSEscorts Kubota	₹55	+₹36	+171.6%
CANBKCanara Bank	₹57	+₹31	+78.2%
INDUSINDBKIndusInd Bank	₹87	+₹30	+44.4%
HEROMOTOCOHero MotoCorp	₹68	+₹30	+62.2%

Biggest unwinds	Book (₹ Cr)	Change	Shares
RELIANCEReliance Industries	₹578	−₹151	−20.6%
DRREDDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories	₹74	−₹94	−57.2%
HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever	₹35	−₹93	−74.1%
CIPLACipla Limited	₹47	−₹52	−53.5%
TCSTata Consultancy Services	₹53	−₹45	−48.2%

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Day by day

Change in the combined book on each trading day. The largest single-day addition was +₹336 Cr on 21 Dec 2020; the largest fall was −₹327 Cr on 22 Dec 2020.

Sectors

Finance supplied 33% of the month's increase on its own. 5 sectors shrank while the book grew 8.3%, led by Health Technology.

NSE, BSE and concentration

NSE’s book moved +8.5% to ₹7,479 Cr and BSE’s +2.7% to ₹189 Cr, so BSE held 2.5% of the combined book. The ten largest positions held 20.1% of the whole book at month-end, 6.8 points less than a month earlier.

December in context

Month-end is the last trading day in the archive for the month; changes compare 27 Nov 2020 with 30 Dec 2020. Sector figures sum each day’s largest positions on a fixed basis. See the methodology for every definition.