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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.
Published – February 09, 2026 08:35 pm IST
