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Delivery-based volumes hit one-year high

The percentage of shares actually changing hands in relation to the total traded quantity rose to 48.5% in March 2015.

SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Apr 01 2015 | 1:56 PM IST
Delivery-based volumes on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) surged to one-year high during the March.

According to data compiled by the Business Standard Research Bureau, the delivery ratio – the percentage of shares actually changing hands in relation to the total traded quantity — surged to 48.5% in March 2015.

In past three months between December and February, the delivery based trading saw steadily decline from 46% in December 2014, to 44% in January 2015 and 43% in February 2015.

Earlier, in March 2014, more than half, or 51%, of the total traded shares got converted into delivery before the general elections, the stock exchanges data shows.

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First Published: Mar 31 2015 | 12:17 PM IST

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