Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited
NSE: MCXExchange and Data Platform
Share price
₹3,255.60
-3.18% close of 8 Oct 2026
Business score
How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.
74
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹83,018 Cr
P/E ratio
53.9
P/B ratio
29.1
ROCE
71.4%
ROE
56.3%
Dividend yield
0.2%
Price & valuation chart
How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.
Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Our sales figures for this company step up at Mar 2011 and we hold nothing that says why, so we cannot honestly quote a growth rate across it.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
Our sales figures for this company step up at Mar 2011 and we hold nothing that says why, so there is no honest growth rate of its own to set against its sector.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 53.9× earnings it costs 2.3× the market, which pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 13.5×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 59.9×, the 39th percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Priced at 0.5 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 108%.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited — this one | 108%/yr | 53.9× | — |
| HDFC Bank | 18%/yr | 13.5× | ₹0.75 |
| ICICI Bank | 17%/yr | 17.2× | ₹1.0 |
| State Bank of India | 14%/yr | 10.3× | ₹0.74 |
| Bajaj Finance | 19%/yr | 29.0× | ₹1.5 |
| Life Insurance Corporation | 17%/yr | 8.0× | ₹0.47 |
Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
How it compares with its peers
Against companies across the whole Financial Services sector, it ranks 2 of 293 on returns, 79 of 277 on growth, 34 of 295 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?
A wide advantage: it earns 71.4% on capital, ahead of 99% of companies across its whole sector. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
Whether its growth pays for itself
Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹4959 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹464 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹523 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 170 arrived as cash — well above the profit, more than depreciation and interest account for, so do not count on it repeating. Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being paid 654 days before it paid its own suppliers to paid 465 days before it paid its own suppliers.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
Not enough filed accounts to run these checks yet.
Latest result · Q1 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Revenue was Rs 702 crore with profit of Rs 413.44 crore.
Announced 4 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited
Revenue
₹702 Cr
Revenue vs last year
+88.1%
Revenue vs last quarter
-21.0%
Net profit
₹413 Cr
Profit vs last year
+103.7%
Profit vs last quarter
-22.0%
Net margin
58.9%
Checklist before you investPRO
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹83,018 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹3,255.60
- 52w High
- ₹3,481
- 52w Low
- ₹1,636
- Enterprise value
- ₹80,486 Cr
- Beta
- 1.3
- Price CAGR 1y
- 105.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- 101.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 54.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- 29.0%
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 17.8%
- PEG ratio
- 0.5
- P/E ratio
- 53.9
- P/B ratio
- 29.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 42.5
- Industry P/E
- 18.1
- ROCE
- 71.4%
- ROCE 5y average
- 29.6%
- ROE
- 56.3%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.0
- Interest coverage
- —
- Dividend yield
- 0.2%
- ROE 3y average
- 36.0%
- ROE last year
- 56.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹2,302 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹1,332 Cr
- Operating margin
- 71.0%
- Net profit margin
- 57.9%
- EBITDA margin
- 71.3%
- Sales growth 3y
- 64.8%
- Sales growth 5y
- 42.6%
- Profit growth 3y
- 108.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- 49.0%
- EPS
- ₹52.2
- Sales growth TTM
- 110.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- 136.0%
- Dividend payout
- 15.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹702 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹413 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 88.1%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 103.4%
- OPM latest quarter
- 70.4%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹112
- Face Value
- ₹2.0
- Total debt
- ₹5 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹2,537 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹5 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 54.8
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹3,035 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹2,962 Cr
- FCF yield
- 3.6%
- Net cash flow
- ₹481 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- —
- FII holding
- 29.9%
- DII holding
- 50.8%
- Public holding
- 19.1%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSE | 1,732.75 | 46.6 | 4,28,856 | 0.00 | 3,120.1 | 9.2 | 4,560.4 | 13.1 | 40.6 |
| BSE | 3,357.40 | 48.4 | 1,36,943 | 0.30 | 872.7 | 65.7 | 1,566.0 | 63.5 | 60.0 |
| Multi Comm. Exc. | 3,301.30 | 54.6 | 84,180 | 0.24 | 413.4 | 103.5 | 702.0 | 88.1 | 71.3 |
| Indian Energy Ex | 105.55 | 19.3 | 9,412 | 3.30 | 126.7 | 12.1 | 155.9 | 11.4 | 51.8 |
| Median | 2,517.03 | 47.5 | 1,10,562 | 0.27 | 643.1 | 38.9 | 1,134.0 | 38.3 | 55.9 |
Competes with: BSE Limited, Indian Energy Exchange Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 146 | 165 | 192 | 181 | 234 | 286 | 301 | 291 | 373 | 374 | 666 | 889 | 702 |
| Expenses | 136 | 195 | 212 | 79 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 131 | 132 | 132 | 172 | 224 | 208 |
| Material Cost | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Change in Inventories | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Employee Cost | 57 | ||||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 83 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 9 | -30 | -21 | 102 | 133 | 179 | 193 | 160 | 241 | 242 | 494 | 665 | 494 |
| OPM % | 6.47 | -18 | -11 | 56 | 57 | 63 | 64 | 55 | 65 | 65 | 74 | 75 | 70 |
| Other Income | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 50 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 |
| Profit before tax | 25 | -17 | -14 | 108 | 138 | 191 | 202 | 168 | 256 | 249 | 503 | 682 | 523 |
| Tax % | 23 | 9 | -63 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| Net Profit | 20 | -19 | -5 | 88 | 111 | 154 | 160 | 135 | 203 | 197 | 401 | 530 | 413 |
| EPS in Rs | 0.77 | -0.75 | -0.21 | 3.45 | 4.35 | 6.02 | 6.28 | 5.31 | 7.97 | 7.74 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 222 | 235 | 259 | 260 | 300 | 398 | 391 | 367 | 514 | 684 | 1,113 | 2,302 | 2,631 |
| Expenses | 135 | 160 | 180 | 184 | 206 | 219 | 205 | 206 | 369 | 621 | 447 | 660 | 736 |
| Operating Profit | 88 | 75 | 80 | 76 | 94 | 178 | 185 | 161 | 145 | 63 | 665 | 1,642 | 1,894 |
| OPM % | 39 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 60 | 71 | 72 |
| Other Income | 110 | 111 | 117 | 88 | 75 | 105 | 104 | 46 | 68 | 75 | 98 | 127 | 144 |
| Interest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 26 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 64 | 78 | 81 |
| Profit before tax | 170 | 162 | 178 | 147 | 154 | 265 | 267 | 184 | 191 | 102 | 699 | 1,690 | 1,957 |
| Tax % | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 21 | |
| Net Profit | 126 | 115 | 127 | 108 | 146 | 236 | 225 | 143 | 149 | 83 | 560 | 1,332 | 1,542 |
| EPS in Rs | 4.93 | 4.50 | 4.96 | 4.25 | 5.73 | 9.27 | 8.83 | 5.63 | 5.84 | 3.26 | 22 | 52 | 60 |
| Dividend Payout % | 41 | 29 | 60 | 80 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 47 | 27 | 15 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- 26%
- 5 years
- 43%
- 3 years
- 65%
- TTM
- 110%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- 31%
- 5 years
- 49%
- 3 years
- 108%
- TTM
- 136%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- 29%
- 5 years
- 54%
- 3 years
- 101%
- 1 year
- 105%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 20%
- 5 years
- 28%
- 3 years
- 36%
- Last year
- 56%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Reserves | 1,154 | 1,242 | 1,311 | 1,329 | 1,200 | 1,308 | 1,367 | 1,367 | 1,428 | 1,327 | 1,833 | 2,797 |
| Borrowings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Liabilities | 622 | 568 | 507 | 586 | 825 | 1,375 | 1,083 | 1,382 | 1,542 | 2,029 | 2,440 | 4,648 |
| Total Liabilities | 1,827 | 1,862 | 1,869 | 1,966 | 2,075 | 2,735 | 2,503 | 2,801 | 3,023 | 3,409 | 4,325 | 7,501 |
| Fixed Assets | 143 | 137 | 152 | 156 | 158 | 158 | 159 | 156 | 150 | 379 | 412 | 417 |
| CWIP | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 95 | 169 | 16 | 18 | 31 |
| Investments | 1,295 | 1,114 | 1,198 | 1,322 | 1,066 | 1,256 | 1,205 | 1,157 | 1,047 | 914 | 1,401 | 2,949 |
| Other Assets | 387 | 607 | 519 | 482 | 832 | 1,296 | 1,112 | 1,392 | 1,658 | 2,100 | 2,494 | 4,104 |
| Total Assets | 1,827 | 1,862 | 1,869 | 1,966 | 2,075 | 2,735 | 2,503 | 2,801 | 3,023 | 3,409 | 4,325 | 7,501 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | 70 | 78 | -32 | 99 | 258 | 449 | -184 | 391 | 141 | 442 | 950 | 3,035 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -68 | -30 | 55 | 36 | -93 | -27 | -39 | -142 | -8 | -346 | -751 | -2,399 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | -19 | -61 | -40 | -92 | -105 | -123 | -154 | -142 | -89 | -98 | -40 | -154 |
| Net Cash Flow | -18 | -14 | -17 | 43 | 61 | 299 | -377 | 107 | 44 | -2 | 159 | 481 |
| Free Cash Flow | 62 | 57 | -59 | 73 | 231 | 422 | -206 | 310 | 70 | 299 | 854 | 2,962 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 17 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 10 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 17 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 10 |
| Working Capital Days | -522 | -446 | -287 | -404 | -429 | -761 | -424 | -654 | -463 | -540 | -391 | -465 |
| ROCE % | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 71 |
Price trend
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Industry numbers
The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.
the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end
0.00cr
2026-06-30
the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)
0.00cr
2026-06-30
total loans / revolving facilities outstanding at period end, the base of loan_default_cr
0.00cr
2026-06-30
net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash
-2,532inr_cr
2026-03-31
News
News and filings about Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
No recent news for this company.
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
Buys from
- Central Depository Services (India) Limited · Depository / commodity-repository linkage
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Exchange and Data Platform
- Classification
- Financial Services › Exchange and Data Platform
- ISIN
- INE745G01043
News impact
Big market events that reach Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited, and how the effect spreads.
29 Sept, 10:13 IST · Market event · high impact
BSE set to enter Nifty 50 from tomorrow, IT major Wipro to exit. What shareholders must know?
BSE joins India's main 50-company stock list tomorrow replacing Wipro, so funds that copy the list will buy BSE and sell Wipro, helping BSE shareholders and hurting Wipro shareholders for now.
Who it hits first
- BSE Limited, which runs the Bombay Stock Exchange, joins the Nifty 50 from tomorrow after its six-month average free-float value (shares open for trading) of Rs 1,40,879 crore cleared the cutoff.
- Wipro, the large IT services company, leaves the Nifty 50 after its Rs 55,930 crore average free-float value made it the smallest stock in the list.
- Funds that copy the Nifty 50 must buy BSE shares and sell Wipro shares to match the new list, lifting BSE for days and pressing Wipro down.
Who may gain
- BSE shareholders, who gain from forced index-fund buying into the inclusion
- Traders who bought BSE before the NSE announcement and can sell into passive demand
- Nifty 50 index funds that complete the switch cleanly with little mismatch to the new list
Along the supply chain
Downstream
No downstream change — Wipro clients buy IT projects and traders use BSE screens the same as before; only share ownership shifts.
Upstream
No upstream change — BSE suppliers like CDSL, which handles share accounts, and IRIS see no extra orders from an index inclusion.
Where demand moves
Business
No new business demand — no company orders more stock-exchange trading or IT work just because the Nifty 50 list changed.
Capital
Strong capital reshuffle — Nifty 50 index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that copy the list must buy BSE and sell Wipro to mirror the new weights.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Mild positive mood for exchange and market-infrastructure names like MCX and CDSL on BSE's spotlight, but no real money flow beyond BSE itself.
Information Technology
Mild negative mood as Wipro's exit trims IT weight in Nifty, but no business hit to TCS, Infosys, HCLTech or other IT firms.
When it plays out
Immediate
Tomorrow into this week, BSE rises on forced index buying while Wipro slips on forced selling as funds adjust to the new list.
Medium term
Over 1-6 months, index effect disappears — BSE follows trading volumes and Wipro follows IT deals and margins.
Short term
Over 1-4 weeks, the pop and drop fade as short-term traders unwind bets and both stocks settle back toward business value.
28 Sept, 10:53 IST · Market event · medium impact
MCX revenue seen growing 19% annually through FY30, says Macquarie
Macquarie expects MCX sales to grow 19% a year through FY30, helping the exchange and fellow market firms, with no clear loser.
Who it hits first
- Macquarie, a brokerage, forecast that MCX will grow its sales by 19% a year through FY30.
- MCX, India's commodity futures and options exchange, already counts 2.1 million traded clients.
- Macquarie sees options turnover reaching Rs 3,220 lakh crore by FY30 on that client growth.
Who may gain
- MCX shareholders, who gain from faster fee income as trading grows
- BSE shareholders, as a fellow exchange riding the same rise in traders
- CDSL shareholders, as more traders can mean more demat accounts
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Brokers, traders and clearing members that route commodity orders through MCX gain more business as volumes and turnover climb toward Rs 3,220 lakh crore.
Upstream
CDSL, a depository that holds shares and settles trades for brokers, gains if MCX's client growth brings new demat accounts and settlements.
Where demand moves
Business
MCX earns fees from each commodity trade, so 19% yearly sales growth means many more trades from its 2.1 million clients; BSE and CDSL see a lighter lift as overall market activity rises, while power trading at IEX stays separate.
Capital
Investors are likely to buy MCX on the strong outlook, with some spillover buying into BSE and CDSL as fellow market-infrastructure shares, while IEX sees little fresh flow.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Exchange and depository shares firm on the growth outlook, with no wider bank or insurer impact since the call is MCX-specific.
When it plays out
Immediate
Next 1-7 days: MCX shares firm on the 19% growth call; BSE and CDSL edge up on sympathy.
Medium term
Next 1-6 months: Quarterly results show whether 19% growth and 2.1 million clients are compounding as Macquarie expects.
Short term
Next 1-4 weeks: Traders watch MCX volumes and client adds to confirm the path toward Rs 3,220 lakh crore.
25 Sept, 23:37 IST · Market event · medium impact
India’s net FDI rises to five-year high of $7.3 billion in July 2026
India’s net foreign investment hit a five-year high of $7.3 billion in July, modestly helping insurers, exchanges and tech suppliers, with no clear losers.
Who it hits first
- India pulled in $7.3 billion in net foreign direct investment in July 2026, the highest monthly figure in five years, signalling stronger foreign confidence.
- Money flowed mainly into phone networks (communication), banks and insurers (financial services) and software and computer services, lifting the outlook for those industries.
- SBI Life Insurance, which sells life cover, and Multi Commodity Exchange, which runs commodity trading, get a mild sentiment boost as foreign interest in finance revives.
- Netweb Technologies, which builds servers for data centers, could see longer-term demand if computer-services investment turns into new data capacity.
- Sterlite Technologies, which makes fibre-optic cables, would normally cheer communication inflows, but strict exchange trading curbs (ASM stage 4) overshadow the news.
Who may gain
- SBI Life Insurance — life insurer, gains from brighter financial-services sentiment
- Multi Commodity Exchange — commodity exchange, gains if foreign flows lift trading volumes
- Netweb Technologies — server maker, gains if tech FDI spurs data-center orders
- Large banks and insurers broadly — benefit from stronger capital inflows and firmer valuations
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, foreign capital into phone, finance and software firms may later flow to network builders, server makers and service vendors, but today brings sentiment only, not confirmed purchases.
Upstream
No direct supply-chain link — this is a capital-flow event, not a factory order; upstream suppliers of coal, gas or consumer goods see no change.
Where demand moves
Business
Foreign firms putting money into Indian finance, software and phone networks can, over time, mean more software contracts, more insurance and banking business, and more network gear orders — for example, data-center servers from Netweb Technologies and fibre from Sterlite Technologies — though no new orders are announced today.
Capital
The $7.3 billion inflow supports the rupee, adds liquidity to equity markets and can lift trading activity on venues like Multi Commodity Exchange, while insurers such as SBI Life Insurance benefit from richer financial-sector valuations.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Foreign money favours banks, insurers and market venues; sentiment improves and trading and deal activity may pick up.
Information Technology
Computer-services inflows support hopes for tech spending and data-center demand, aiding server and software firms.
Telecommunication
Communication inflows help carrier investment mood, supporting fibre and equipment makers, though trading curbs mute Sterlite Technologies.
When it plays out
Immediate
Mild positive mood for financial, IT and telecom shares; market-infra names like exchanges may see busier trading.
Medium term
If strong inflows persist, tech and finance firms could see real business gains such as mandates and network orders; otherwise the lift fades.
Short term
Follow-through depends on August FDI and foreign-investor flows; insurers and lenders drift with rate expectations.
24 Sept, 23:05 IST · Market event · medium impact
Sebi revamps accredited investors framework; approves common ad code for mkt intermediaries
SEBI widened the accredited-investor definition and clarified ad rules, modestly helping exchanges, depositories and brokers while insurers, lenders and banks see no real change.
Who it hits first
- India's market regulator SEBI widened who can qualify as an accredited investor, so more wealthy individuals and companies can buy special products like private funds and company bonds.
- SEBI also approved one common advertising rule for stock-market brokers and agents that allows celebrity brand ads while keeping strict limits on ads for specific products.
- A new settlement plan for old sham trades in illiquid stock options should help close long-pending cases and clean up that corner of the market.
Who may gain
- BSE Limited, which runs the stock exchange - more eligible investors and bond listings should lift trading and listing fees.
- Central Depository Services (India) Limited, which keeps investor shares in electronic accounts - more big investors should mean more account openings.
- Multi Commodity Exchange of India, which runs the commodity futures exchange - a bigger sophisticated-trader pool can support trading volumes.
- Billionbrains Garage Ventures, which runs the Groww retail brokerage app - clearer brand ads and more eligible clients should help account growth.
- Anand Rathi, the wealth manager and broker for rich clients - a wider accredited definition directly grows its target clients.
- KFintech, which does transfer-agency and back-office work for funds - more fund investors should mean more folios to service.
- CAMS, which does transfer-agency and back-office work for mutual funds - more wealthy fund investors should lift folio counts.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, the stock exchange and the share depository pass services to retail brokers such as the Groww app, wealth managers such as Anand Rathi, fund transfer agents such as KFintech and CAMS, and the commodity futures exchange, which all serve the newly eligible wealthy investors.
Upstream
Upstream, there is no factory-style supply chain, but BSE Limited, which runs the stock exchange, relies on Central Depository Services, which keeps shares in electronic form, for settlement support and on IRIS, the software firm that supplies reporting tools to the exchange, so both should see slightly more processing work.
Where demand moves
Business
More people and firms qualify as accredited investors, so demand rises for private funds, portfolio-management services and listed company bonds, which in turn means more stock-exchange trades, more electronic share accounts with the depository, more fund folios for transfer agents, and more client openings for retail brokers and wealth managers.
Capital
Investors are likely to bid up shares of market-infrastructure firms such as the stock exchange, the share depository, the commodity exchange, fund transfer agents and retail brokers, while money does not move toward insurers, banks or lenders on this news.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Positive for market-infrastructure and broker stocks as a wider accredited base should lift trading, account openings and fee income, while insurers, banks and lenders see little change.
Information Technology
Slightly positive for the small reporting-software supplier to the exchange, which should see a little more compliance and onboarding work.
When it plays out
Immediate
In the first week, shares of the stock exchange, the depository and brokers may see a small sentiment lift as traders price in higher volumes.
Medium term
Over the next few months, more company-bond listings and private-fund launches should build up, with the options-settlement plan helping clear old cases.
Short term
Over the next few weeks, brokers and wealth managers should start signing up newly eligible wealthy clients and adjust ads to the new common code.
24 Sept, 19:21 IST · Market event · medium impact
PMS Overhaul: SEBI Allows IPO Bets, Investments In Foreign Securities; Eases Compliance Norms
SEBI let wealth managers buy IPOs, foreign shares and more ETFs and opened commodity derivatives to foreign investors, which should lift exchanges, brokers and fund firms while leaving insurers, lenders and payments apps untouched.
Who it hits first
- SEBI, India's stock-market regulator, let portfolio managers (firms that run wealthy clients' stock accounts) buy new listings (IPOs), foreign shares, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs, baskets that trade like shares) worth up to 1.25 times client money.
- It also let foreign investors (FPIs) trade derivatives (price bets) on non-farm goods like metals and energy, and eased settlement, paperwork and advertising rules for wealth managers.
- More kinds of bets and more traders should mean more orders and fees for India's exchanges and market firms.
Who may gain
- BSE and MCX, the stock and commodity exchanges, which earn a fee on each trade.
- Wealth managers and brokers such as Anand Rathi and Groww, which can sell more products and handle more orders.
- Fund houses, depositories and record-keepers such as ICICI AMC, CDSL and CAMS, which earn fees on managed money and transactions.
- Foreign investors and wealthy clients, who get wider choice in Indian markets.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, wealth-management clients get wider investment choice, IPO sellers gain a new class of buyers, and commodity hedgers get deeper markets as foreign traders join.
Upstream
Exchange technology and service vendors such as CDSL (electronic shareholding records, a named supplier to both BSE and MCX) and IRIS (regulatory software, a named supplier to BSE) should see more usage as trading volumes rise.
Where demand moves
Business
Wealth managers gain a bigger product shelf (IPOs, foreign shares, ETFs) to win client money; exchanges, brokers, depositories and record-keepers gain order and account volumes that turn into fee income.
Capital
Investors are likely to bid up exchange, broker, AMC and market-infrastructure shares on hopes of faster fee growth, while insurers, lenders and payments firms see no new money flow.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Positive for the capital-market corner (exchanges, brokers, wealth managers, AMCs, depositories, record-keepers) through higher volumes and fees; neutral for banks, lenders, insurers and payments firms, which get no flow from this rule change.
When it plays out
Immediate
1-7 days: exchange, broker and AMC shares react to the volume-growth story; insurers and lenders stay flat.
Medium term
1-6 months: actual growth in trading volumes, PMS money and ETF holdings shows whether the fee gains are real.
Short term
1-4 weeks: wealth managers announce new IPO-linked and foreign-investing products; foreign desks line up commodity access.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 28 Aug 2026 | unspecified | ₹8 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2026 | split | ₹0 |
| 8 Aug 2025 | unspecified | ₹30 |
| 19 Sep 2024 | unspecified | ₹7.64 |
| 15 Sep 2023 | unspecified | ₹19.09 |
| 19 Sep 2022 | unspecified | ₹17.4 |
| 26 Aug 2021 | unspecified | ₹27.6 |
| 21 Aug 2020 | unspecified | ₹30 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 9 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 1, insert 7), 2016-10-30..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 30 Oct 2016
Bulk & block deals
| Date | Who | Bought / sold | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | UTI MUTUAL FUND | BUY | 14,65,941 | ₹2,899.23 |
| 29 May 2026 | BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | SELL | 21,79,407 | ₹2,947.84 |
| 29 May 2026 | GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP | BUY | 15,07,824 | ₹2,992.12 |
| 29 May 2026 | GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP | SELL | 15,07,824 | ₹2,995.08 |
| 29 May 2026 | BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | BUY | 39 | ₹2,992.84 |
Documents
Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.
- Earnings call · Q4FY2611 May 2026
- Earnings call · Q3FY2627 Jan 2026
- Annual report
Facts from company filings and exchange data. Not investment advice: nothing here tells you to buy or sell.