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Indian retail investors bought ₹10,572 crore in shares in September
Indian retail investors bought ₹10,572 crore of shares on the secondary market in September, returning after selling in July and August.
An oil-price spike contributed to a sharp market correction after the first week of September, and the Sensex and Nifty fell about 6% that month.
Investors also bought ₹5,650 crore in the primary market, where companies issue shares to the public, extending that buying streak to nine months.
Together, retail investors’ secondary- and primary-market purchases reached ₹66,938 crore so far in 2026.
The September buying came as share prices fell, while foreign investors were selling, and analysts described it as a response to lower prices rather than a surge in speculation.
Further buying may be selective, with valuations, company earnings, oil prices, foreign investor outflows and global uncertainty among the factors that could affect participation.
Indian retail investors bought equities worth ₹10,572 crore in the secondary market in September.
They returned to buying after selling shares in July and August.
The Sensex and Nifty fell about 6% in September, their sharpest monthly decline since March.
Retail investors also bought shares worth ₹5,650 crore in the primary market during September.
Their combined secondary- and primary-market purchases so far in 2026 totalled ₹66,938 crore.
- Who
- Indian retail investors.
- What
- They bought equities worth ₹10,572 crore in the secondary market and ₹5,650 crore in the primary market.
- When
- September 2026.
- Where
- India’s secondary and primary markets.
- Why
- One analyst described the buying as a response to lower prices after a market correction. The article says the Sensex and Nifty fell about 6% in September.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Retail investors sold shares worth ₹3,721 crore in the secondary market.
Retail investors sold shares worth ₹1,983 crore in the secondary market.
Retail investors bought ₹10,572 crore in the secondary market and ₹5,650 crore in the primary market.
Foreign portfolio investors pulled out more than ₹44,000 crore during the month.
- Secondary-market purchases
- ₹10,572 crore in September
- Primary-market purchases
- ₹5,650 crore in September
- Secondary-market purchases
- ₹47,556 crore so far in 2026
- Combined market purchases
- ₹66,938 crore so far in 2026
- Market decline
- Sensex and Nifty fell about 6% in September
What people are saying
September's retail buying was a classic buy-the-dip response, not a return of speculative froth
Buying may continue selectively, supported by a strong IPO pipeline and domestic investor confidence