Trading in corporate debt securities at leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE zoomed nearly 44 per cent to a record Rs. 14.7 lakh crore in 2016-17.
Trading worth Rs. 10.22 lakh crore in corporate bonds were reported on the two bourses during 2015-16, according to data compiled by capital market regulator SEBI.
During 2016-17, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) represented the largest share of trading in corporate bonds at 80 per cent. Bonds worth Rs. 11.78 lakh crore were traded on the exchange during this period.
The stock exchange had witnessed trades amounting to Rs. 8.14 lakh crore in 2015-16.
