Delivery percentage surges in 2 months, the highest since April 2019

A combination of benign market conditions and new margin rules is making investors less averse to taking long-term positions. Delivery percentage showed a year-end rise and was at 39 per cent in the last two months, the highest since April 2019.

Investors tend to seek delivery for those stocks in which they see a long-term investment opportunity or tactical positional trade. For March 2020, the delivery-based trading stood at 37.2 per cent. However, Covid-triggered lockdowns across the world triggered fears of a recession, leading to a fall in delivery percentages in the subsequent months. The figure improved dr­astically in November