Women investors are continuously increasing in the stock market. According to National Stock Exchange data, there were a total of 10.55 crore individual investors in the country as of October. The share of women in this was 2.52 crore i.e. 23.9%. Their share was 23% in the financial year 2023-24 and 22.5% in 2022-23.
According to NSE data, the share of women among total equity investors has increased to more than 27% in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. A year ago, the share of women in these states was less than 27%.
This year the share of women investors in Delhi reached 29.8%. The share of women among investors in Goa has reached the highest level of 32%. Apart from this, in Chandigarh and Mizoram also the share of women investors was more than 31%.
The pace of increase in new investors decreased by 18% Due to increased volatility in October, the number of new investors entering the stock market has decreased. According to NSE data, 17.9 lakh new investors registered in October. This is the slowest pace in five months and 18% less than September. 21.8 lakh investors had registered in September.
But the average monthly registration is one and a half times Despite the decrease in the number of new investors in October, the average registration of investors every month increased by about one and a half times till October in the financial year 2024-25. An average of 19.6 lakh new investors registered every month between April and October. In 2023-24 this average was only 13.3 lakh. According to analysts, despite the ups and downs, the market is giving strong returns. That's why the attraction remains.
UP tops in registration of new investors Maximum number of investors registered in Uttar Pradesh in October. During this period, among the new investors registered for trading of shares across the country, Uttar Pradesh had the highest share of 13.3 percent (2.38 lakh).
Maharashtra stood second in this matter with 2.37 lakh new investors. Interestingly, in October, new registrations in Uttar Pradesh declined by 19.8 percent compared to September, while the average decline across the country was 18%.
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