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Zerodha clients kept buying as retail sold 13000 crore in stocks Kamath warns of a split market
Economy
Published on 6 May 2026
Retail cut exposure while one platform saw buying surge
Retail investors sold equities worth Rs 13,000 crore, but Zerodha clients kept buying aggressively, pointing to a growing divergence within retail participation. The broader picture shows direct retail ownership declining even as mutual fund holdings hit record highs, suggesting investors are increasingly shifting toward professionally managed funds amid rising domestic institutional influence in India’s equity markets.
- Individual investors sold stocks worth Rs 13,000 crore
- Zerodha clients kept buying, signaling a retail split
- Direct retail ownership fell while mutual funds hit records
- Shift suggests growing trust in professional fund management
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