While government ownership was at 5-yr high, the share of private promoters declined to a 4-year low of 41.55 percent in the September quarter. Over the last year along, it has fallen by 306 basis points
An interesting thing to note is the section that is attracting retail money the most on Dalal Street. Retail investors are overwhelmingly present in mid-and small-cap stocks, a segment that risk-taking institutional investors typically stay away from. As of June end, the top 10 companies where retail holding was the highest are Ujaas Energy, Sintex Plastics, Visagar Polytex, Antarctica, Vikas Lifecare, Urja Global, MPS Infotecnics, Ortin Laboratories, Rolta India, Reliance Capital.