MTF Insights — August 2024

India's combined NSE + BSE MTF book rose ₹8,254 crore (10.7%) in August 2024 to ₹85,113 crore on 30 Aug 2024 — the 2nd-largest monthly rise since tracking began, and 115.7% higher than a year earlier. It set a record ₹85,804 crore on 29 Aug 2024 before easing. The book grew on 15 of 21 sessions. Reliance Industries added the most, ₹701 crore.

IndiaMTF · 31 Jul 2024 to 30 Aug 2024 · 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
Reliance IndustriesRELIANCE	₹1,396	+₹701	+89.9%
ZOZomatoZOMATO	₹670	+₹347	+57.1%
State Bank of IndiaSBIN	₹876	+₹261	+39.1%
Tata TechnologiesTATATECH	₹399	+₹251	+139.5%
Jio Financial ServicesJIOFIN	₹1,826	+₹245	+13.5%

Biggest unwinds	Book (₹ Cr)	Change	Shares
Bajaj FinanceBAJFINANCE	₹633	−₹192	−27.7%
HDFC BankHDFCBANK	₹856	−₹112	−16.5%
Titan CompanyTITAN	₹236	−₹111	−35.2%
Nestle IndiaNESTLEIND	₹95	−₹69	−44.7%
Bajaj AutoBAJAJ-AUTO	₹60	−₹69	−57.8%

New to the top 500 (40)

Kalyan Jewellers India₹72Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency₹60Lux Industries₹56Torrent Power₹55360 One Wam₹50INOX Green Energy Services₹50RPSG Ventures₹48KFIN Technologies₹47Huhtamaki India₹43Fortis Healthcare₹40Eternal (Zomato)₹38PolicyBazaar₹37+28 more

Left the top 500 (40)

Edelweiss Financial Services₹47HDFC Asset Management Company₹45TATata Motors Dvr A Ord₹42UNO Minda₹41UTI Asset Management Company₹36Vascon Engineers₹36Crisil₹36DCW₹35Honeywell Automation India₹33The Phoenix Mills₹32Berger Paints (I)₹31JCJohnson Controls Hitachi₹31+28 more

Day by day

Change in the combined book on each trading day. The largest single-day addition was +₹4,956 Cr on 29 Aug 2024; the largest fall was −₹1,004 Cr on 16 Aug 2024.

Sectors

1 sector shrank while the book grew 10.7%, led by Communications.

NSE, BSE and concentration

NSE’s book moved +10.6% to ₹81,721 Cr and BSE’s +14.9% to ₹3,392 Cr, so BSE held 4.0% of the combined book. The ten largest positions held 13.8% of the whole book at month-end, 0.3 points less than a month earlier.

August in context

Month-end is the last trading day in the archive for the month; changes compare 31 Jul 2024 with 30 Aug 2024. Sector figures sum each day’s largest positions on a fixed basis. See the methodology for every definition.