New Delhi, April 29 -- The March quarter was a rollercoaster for Indian equities: a historic February low gave way to a tentative March rebound. Against a backdrop of global uncertainty, however, investor actions showed a divided house.

Retail investors slashed their holdings as on 31 March, marking the steepest pullback among all investor categories, aMint analysis of 3,315 BSE-listed firms reveals. The shift reflects a growing caution after outsized gains in 2024, with profit-booking and repositioning driven by rising global and domestic headwinds.

During the September and December quarters, retail investors-individuals owning shares worth up to Rs.2 lakh-pruned their holdings in 49.6% of the firms in which they held stakes (1,645 com...