Women Take the Lead: NSE Report Shows Rising Female Participation in Indian Stock Markets Despite Youth Slowdown
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has released its latest data for June 2025, showing a steady rise in female participation in the Indian equity markets across most states, even as the proportion of younger investors has witnessed a mild decline. Maharashtra Leads in Women Investors Among the top five states by total unique investor registrations, Maharashtra remains the leader , with women making up 28.4% of its investor base as of June 2025. This marks a significant increase from 25.6% in FY23. Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh Show Notable Changes Gujarat ranks second with female participation rising from 26.6% in FY23 to 27.8% in June 2025 . Uttar Pradesh , despite having the second-largest investor base in the country, still lags behind in gender representation. Women account for only 18.7% of investors in the state — well below the national average of 24.5% . However, this is an improvement from 16.9% in FY23. More States Above the National Average As of June 2025, ov...