NSE Surpasses 8 Crore Registered Unique Investor Base

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) announced that the number of its unique registered investors has crossed the 8 crore mark. The number of registered investors on the NSE increased from 7 crore to 8 crore in eight months. The total number of unique client codes registered with the exchange has reached 14.9 crore, as clients can register with more than one trading member.

In a press release on September 28, the exchange said that the 8 crore investors correspond to approximately 5 crore unique households in India, amounting to around 17% of households directly investing in the stock market. According to the release, the first half of the current financial year saw 76 lakh new investor registrations. Previously, the number of new investor registrations in FY23 stood at 1.3 crore, 1.9 crore in FY22 and 0.90 crore in FY21.