Adani stocks were the most bought by private promoters in Q3FY26

Adani Enterprises Ltd. (AEL) and Adani Ports and SEZ’s Ltd. (APSL) were the  most preferred stocks of private promoters in the December quarter of fiscal 2026, according to a report by Prime Database. 

The number of shares private promoters held in AEL and APSL increased by 12% and 10% to 95.6 crore and 156.7 crore shares respectively. Net bought in AEL increased to 9% of the ₹2.7 lakh crore market capitalisation. For APSL, this was 6.5% of the ₹3.25 lakh crore market capitalisation. Market capitalisation is the number of outstanding shares multiplied by the share price. During this period , AEL tanked 10.6% and APSL returned just more than 4.7%. 

Bharti Airtel Ltd., Mphasis Ltd., and Sagility Ltd. were the most sold by private promoters. Promoters sold ₹17,508 crore worth of Bharti Airtel shares, ₹5,016 crore worth of Mphais and ₹4,002 crore worth Sagility Ltd. shares in the reporting quarter. 

Aligning with the general investment trends, promoters bought financial services company stocks the most, holding 23.6% of the market capitalisation of the sector. Information Technology (IT) sector constituted 10.15% of the market capitalisation while energy had an ownership of  6.9%.

Private promoters,or owners of private companies, owned about 40.76% of companies listed in National Stock Exchange (NSE) as on December 31, 2025. This increased marginally from 40.73% in the previous quarter. The promoter ownership in Indian companies is approaching pre-covid levels.  In all, Tata Sons, Bharti Telecom Ltd. and S.B.Family Trust were the top three private promoters in terms of value.