Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- Promoters of companies listed in the Indian stock markets are steadily reducing their stakes, as high valuations and strong investor appetite provided an opportunity to liquidate holdings at elevated levels, according to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services.

The report highlighted that promoter holding in the Nifty 500 declined to an all-time low of 48.8 per cent in December 2025.

It stated "Promoter holdings, which have historically remained range-bound, continued to decline materially to an all-time low of 48.8 per cent (-90bp YoY, -50bp QoQ) in Dec'25".

As per the report, the sharp dip was driven by a recovery in the primary market over the last three quarters, where high valuations and strong investor app...