New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Women's participation in Indian stock markets is rising since year 2022 (CY22), says a report by the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

The report indicates that women's share in new individual investor registrations has been gradually increasing, reaching just below 25 per cent as of December 2024.

It said "Female participation in individual investor registrations has shown a gradual increase since CY22, to slightly shy of a quarter as of December 2024".

Among major states, the report noted that Delhi (30 per cent) has the highest female representation in stock market participation, followed by Maharashtra (28 per cent) and Tamil Nadu (27.7 per cent). These states have a higher share of female investors than the natio...