MTF Insights — August 2021
India's combined NSE + BSE MTF book fell ₹171 crore (0.9%) in August 2021 to ₹18,276 crore on 31 Aug 2021. It set a record ₹18,972 crore on 26 Aug 2021 before easing. The book grew on 10 of 20 sessions. Reliance Industries saw the largest unwind, ₹397 crore.
IndiaMTF · 30 Jul 2021 to 31 Aug 2021 · Tracking MTF data and analytics since 01 Jan 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jubilant PharmovaJUBLPHARMA | ₹162 | +₹148 | +1134.5% |
 State Bank of IndiaSBIN | ₹324 | +₹122 | +58.0% |
 Tata SteelTATASTEEL | ₹228 | +₹101 | +58.7% |
 National Aluminium CompanyNATIONALUM | ₹150 | +₹92 | +131.1% |
 Steel Authority of IndiaSAIL | ₹597 | +₹90 | +11.5% |
| Biggest unwinds | Book (₹ Cr) | Change | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
 Reliance IndustriesRELIANCE | ₹365 | −₹397 | −52.4% |
| HDHDFCHDFC | ₹96 | −₹187 | −69.2% |
 Tata Consultancy ServicesTCS | ₹57 | −₹171 | −74.9% |
 HDFC BankHDFCBANK | ₹98 | −₹131 | −57.6% |
 Adani Ports & Special Economic ZoneADANIPORTS | ₹209 | −₹97 | −32.5% |
New to the top 500 (36)
Linde India₹14
Dhampur Sugar Mills₹12
Shoppers Stop₹12
Marico₹11
Kajaria Ceramics₹10
Aptech₹10
Arvind Fashions₹10
Bayer Cropscience₹9
Heritage Foods₹9
Sasken Technologies₹9
Godrej Agrovet₹9
Cyient₹8+24 moreLeft the top 500 (36)
Day by day
Change in the combined book on each trading day. The largest single-day addition was +₹245 Cr on 25 Aug 2021; the largest fall was −₹402 Cr on 30 Aug 2021.
Sectors
5 sectors grew while the book fell, led by Non-Energy Minerals.
| Largest additions | Book (₹ Cr) | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Energy Minerals | ₹2,029 | +₹414 | +25.7% |
| Process Industries | ₹1,524 | +₹262 | +20.8% |
| Health Technology | ₹1,666 | +₹254 | +18.0% |
| Consumer Durables | ₹937 | +₹84 | +9.9% |
| Consumer Services | ₹387 | +₹72 | +22.7% |
| Sectors that shrank | Book (₹ Cr) | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Minerals | ₹861 | −₹423 | −33.0% |
| Technology Services | ₹890 | −₹271 | −23.3% |
| Finance | ₹3,374 | −₹149 | −4.2% |
| Transportation | ₹399 | −₹109 | −21.5% |
| Utilities | ₹380 | −₹104 | −21.5% |
NSE, BSE and concentration
NSE’s book moved −0.8% to ₹17,872 Cr and BSE’s −7.8% to ₹404 Cr, so BSE held 2.2% of the combined book. The ten largest positions held 17.4% of the whole book at month-end, 1.7 points less than a month earlier.
August in context
| Month | Book at month-end (₹ Cr) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | ₹18,276 | −0.9% |
| July 2021 | ₹18,447 | +9.1% |
| June 2021 | ₹16,904 | +13.7% |
| May 2021 | ₹14,867 | +13.4% |
| April 2021 | ₹13,111 | +5.8% |
| March 2021 | ₹12,397 | +9.7% |
Month-end is the last trading day in the archive for the month; changes compare 30 Jul 2021 with 31 Aug 2021. Sector figures sum each day’s largest positions on a fixed basis. See the methodology for every definition.