Number of illiquid stocks down 20% since lockdown as pandemic squeeze eases

Investors looking to a quick buck in these stocks are unlikely to, as most companies' fundamentals are rarely tracked, says market expert. Think twice before investing here without adequate research

The list of stocks which have so few trades that exchanges create a special session for them to change hands has shrunk in the last six months.

The number of such illiquid stocks had risen to between 420-440 between March and June 2020. This roughly coincided with the lockdown to control the Covid-19 pandemic. It has now fallen by around a fifth, to 342 shows December quarter data from the BSE.

Retail investors looking to make money in illiquid stocks are unlikely to make an easy buck, with most companies’ fundamentals being rarely tracked, according to independent market expert S