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Lok Sabha 2024 poll outcome: Retail investors' boldest bet in 10 years

Retail index long positions as on May 27, 2024 - five days ahead of vote counting - stood at 3.13 lakh contacts, as compared to 1.92 lakh contracts and 1.99 lakh contracts during such earlier periods

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Rex Cano Puneet Wadhwa Mumbai, New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : May 28 2024 | 10:40 PM IST

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Retail investors seem to be making a bold bet in the derivatives markets a few days ahead of the Lok Sabha 2024 poll outcome. According to the NSE data, they hold 52.79 per cent long positions in index futures as of May 27 – five days ahead of the vote counting day on June 04. The markets are closed on Saturday and Sunday.

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On the other hand, their net stock long position in the F&O segment stands at 89.72 per cent, which is

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