Mumbai, March 31 -- The pace of new investors entering the Indian stock market has slowed sharply, with February witnessing the lowest monthly additions in nearly 11 months, even as the overall investor base continued to expand, according to data from the National Stock Exchange of India.

The NSE's registered investor base stood at 12.8 crore as of February 2026, with 13.3 lakh new investors added during the month. This marked a 24.5 per cent month-on-month decline and the steepest fall in investor registrations in FY26 so far.

NSE stated "investor base stood at 12.8 crore as of February 2026, with 13.3 lakh new investors added during the month, representing a 24.5 per cent MoM decrease. This marks the steepest fall in investor registra...