September demat account addition falls to 2.89 million amid market selloff
Indian markets moved lower in an ipo & listings development.
7 Oct 2026 · Economic Times Markets, ET Stocks
September saw a decline in demat account openings, falling to 2.89 million, which is an 11.5% reduction compared to the previous month. Nevertheless, over the September quarter, a record 9.04 million accounts were established.
The analysis
Listing activity is a read on risk appetite — a hot primary market usually means a confident secondary one.
Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.
Market context
- This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.
- The immediate tone of coverage reads negative.
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