The rise in retail surge has witnessed the variety of trades in secondary company bonds at an all-time excessive with the overall trades registered at 16.2 lakh within the first eight months of FY26, comfortably surpassing the earlier peak of 13.46 lakh set in FY21. The momentum is equally putting in worth phrases: by November, almost Rs 15 lakh crore price of bonds had modified arms, closing in on the Rs 17 lakh crore clocked by means of the entire of FY25.
OBP Catalyst
“Behind this surge lies a quiet however highly effective shift in investor behaviour, mentioned Vishal Goenka, co-Founder, Indiabonds. He additional added that the “on-line bond platforms (OBPs), aided by weak equities and falling charges, have triggered an explosion in secondary company bond trades.
By democratising entry and investor schooling, OBPs have made retailisation of the company bond market an irreversible development.” On the present run price, Goenka expects FY26 volumes to cross a brand new milestone of Rs 22.45 lakh crore, a leap of 31% yr‑on‑yr.
| Interval | Whole Trades | Whole Quantity (in Rs Cr) |
| FY 17 | 661,713 | 1,148,544.35 |
| FY 18 | 558,162 | 1,453,339.00 |
| FY 19 | 599,701 | 1,445,402.51 |
| FY 20 | 1,082,921 | 1,493,139.69 |
| FY 21 | 1,346,218 | 1,488,250.13 |
| FY 22 | 1,306,186 | 1,311,561.20 |
| FY 23 | 1,305,931 | 1,357,109.98 |
| FY 24 | 1,291,437 | 1,373,394.02 |
| FY 25 | 1,190,822 | 1,709,932.54 |
| FY 26# | 1,621,387 | 1,496,716.68 |
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