NEW DELHI : To take advantage of the stock market crash in March followed by a gradual recovery later on, thousands of retail investors have embraced equities for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic in India.
While some investors turned to equities due to falling interest rates, others found ample free time to explore new investment territories from the comfort of their home during lockdown.Most discount brokerages have reported a sharp surge in new the opening of new demat accounts.