Mumbai, Oct 16 – India’s stock market keeps showing strength amid global uncertainty. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) said that the first half of fiscal year 2026 (H1 FY26) saw equity and debt raising ₹9.7 lakh crore – a 13 % jump from last year.
Equity fundraising topped ₹2 lakh crore, with more than ₹64 billion coming from initial public offerings (IPOs). In this period, 122 companies – 54 on the main board and 68 on the SME board – listed shares, adding ₹4.1 lakh crore in market value.
Investor numbers keep climbing. As of September 22, the NSE’s registered investor base crossed 12 million, adding another 1 million new accounts in just eight months. Women still hold about a quarter of all accounts, and more than 55 % of new investors are under 30 years old, showing strong youth participation.
Uttar Pradesh remains the top state for new registrations, reaching 23.7 million accounts for the 32nd month in a row.
Individual activity in markets has improved too: 1.19 million people traded cash equities in September, and retail investors in derivatives grew to 33.6 lakh, 77 % of whom also traded cash equities.
However, trading volume is still highly concentrated. The richest 0.2 % of investors generate 77 % of equity cash turnover, and the top 0.3 % of options traders produce 69 % of premium turnover.
The NSE’s listed companies together have a market capitalisation of about ₹5.05 trillion. It stays the world’s largest derivatives exchange and the third biggest in equity trading by volume.
On the macro side, India’s economy is holding up well. The Reserve Bank of India projects 6.8 % GDP growth for FY26, while inflation is easing to around 2.6 %. The monsoon ended with a surplus – the fifth‑largest since 2001 – boosting rural demand.
Overall, the market is resilient, youth and women investors are driving growth, and the economic outlook remains positive even as global tensions linger.
Source: ianslive
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