New Delhi, March 29 -- Retail investor participation in the bond market has risen following the regulator's June 2024 decision to lower the minimum investment threshold, according to market participants.

Around $3 billion annually is coming purely from retail investors in bonds, said Nikhil Aggarwal, founder and group chief executive officer at Grip Invest, a bond platform. The segment is growing by around 300% annually, Aggarwal said at the Mint India Investment Summit held in Mumbai.

The Securities and Exchange Board in India (Sebi) made access to corporate bonds easier by reducing the minimum investment ticket size from Rs.1 lakh to Rs.10,000 in June 2024.

The average bond investment size now is Rs.50,000-60,000, according to Aggarw...