Trends in Depository Accounts

The total number of investor accounts was 119.8 lakh at National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and 79.0 lakh at Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL) at the end of February 2012. The number of investor accounts in February 2012 increased by 0.6 percent at NSDL and 0.4 percent at CDSL over the previous month. A comparison with corresponding period of previous year shows, there was an increase in the number of investor accounts to the extent of 4.4 percent at NSDL and 5.4 percent at CDSL.

Investment in Corporate Debt Market

During February 2012, there were 499 trades with a value of US$ 0.94 billion reported on BSE as compared to 574 trades with a value of US$ 0.66 billion in January 2012. At NSE, 1,876 trades were reported in February 2012 with a trading value of US$ 293.67 billion as compared to 1,600 trades with a value of US$ 3.71 billion in January 2012. Further, 2,347 trades with a value of US$ 3.71 billion were reported to the Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA) in February 2012 as against 2,780 trades with a value of US$ 5.60 billion in January 2012.

Trends of Institutional Investors

Trends in Mutual Funds

Mutual Funds made net investment of US$ 3.59 billion in February 2012 as compared to US$ 1.47 billion invested in January 2012. During February 2012, Mutual funds sold US$ 0.42 billion in equity compared to US$ 0.36 billion sold in January 2012 while invested US$ 4.01 billion in debt market in February 2012 compared to US$ 1.83 billion invested in January 2012.

Trends in Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)

There was a net inflow of US$ 6.82 billion in February 2012 by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) compared to inflow of US$ 5.09 billion in January 2012. FIIs invested US$ 4.88 billion in equity in February 2012 as compared to US$ 2.00 billion invested in January 2012. In addition, FIIs invested US$ 1.94 billion in debt market in February 2012 as compared to US$ 3.09 billion invested in January 2012.The asset under custody of FIIs at the end of February 2012 stands at US$ 215.99 billion, out of which the value of participatory notes is US$ 24.89 billion, constituting 11.5 percent of the total asset under custody of FIIs.

Useful Weblinks

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI )