India's margin-funded stock bets fall to ₹1.56 trillion on Oct. 19

Generic user silhouette icon Veena Lathe - 0 min read

Last Updated: 22nd October 2026 - 03:27 pm

India's margin-funded stock bets fell to ₹1.56 trillion as of Oct. 19, marking the first monthly decline since March, IndiaMTF.com data showed. Borrowed positions had reached a record ₹1.6 trillion in September after six straight monthly gains.

46% of margin-funded stock bets sit in small-cap shares

Small-cap shares represented 46% of the overall margin-funded book, according to IndiaMTF.com data.

The data showed that investors had borrowed against positions in more than 700 small-cap stocks.

Nazara Technologies Ltd., Tourism Finance Corp of India Ltd. and Waterways Leisure Tourism Ltd. were among the companies that had large margin-funded positions, IndiaMTF.com data showed.

Borrowed positions fall to ₹1.56 trillion by Oct. 19

Borrowed positions stood at ₹1.56 trillion on Oct. 19, IndiaMTF.com reported.

The October figure was below the record ₹1.6 trillion reached in September.

IndiaMTF.com data showed that the decline in October was the first monthly fall in borrowed positions since March.

Borrowed positions had recorded gains in each of the six preceding months, the data showed.

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