According to data compiled by the Business Standard Research Bureau, the delivery ratio – the percentage of shares actually changing hands in relation to the total traded quantity — surged to 48.5% in March 2015.
In past three months between December and February, the delivery based trading saw steadily decline from 46% in December 2014, to 44% in January 2015 and 43% in February 2015.
Earlier, in March 2014, more than half, or 51%, of the total traded shares got converted into delivery before the general elections, the stock exchanges data shows.
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