Mumbai, March 10 -- Individuals and domestic mutual funds together now hold about 36 per cent of the free float market capitalisation of Nifty 50 companies, said SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey, addressing the 30th anniversary of Nifty 50 at the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Pandey in his address on Monday noted that the composition and performance of the Nifty reflected the broader expansion and diversification of the national economy over the last three decades, which marked a significant transition in the ownership structure of India's equity index.

"As India's economy expanded and diversified, the composition and performance of the Nifty reflected these changes. Individuals and domestic mutual funds together now hold about 36% of ...