Which Indian stocks drew mutual fund buying and selling in October 2026

what happened

Indian mutual funds reshaped their holdings across large-, mid- and small-cap stocks in October 2026, adding to some positions and trimming others. According to Moody's, citing the Fund Folio tracker from Motilal Oswal Financial Services, funds were net buyers in 32 of the 50 Nifty stocks (64% of the index), 62 Nifty Midcap 100 constituents (62%) and 61 Nifty Smallcap 100 constituents (61%).

Among large caps, mutual fund holdings in Max Healthcare rose the most, by 15.6% month on month to 2.10 crore shares. ITC added 13.3%, to 235.41 crore shares, and BSE rose 7%, to 6.94 crore. HCL Technologies saw the steepest drop, down 3.5% to 24.92 crore shares, followed by Bajaj Auto (down 3.4%) and Coal India (down 2.5%).

In mid caps, Rail Vikas Nigam led the gains with a 25.4% rise to 0.63 crore shares, while Cemindia Projects topped the small-cap list with a 237.2% jump to 1.38 crore shares. Patanjali Foods had the biggest mid-cap decline, down 47.1% to 1.52 crore shares, and IDBI Bank the largest small-cap fall, down 36.4% to 0.82 crore shares.

why it matters

For markets, this data shows how domestic institutional investors are allocating money within India. Broad buying across all three segments points to continued fund support for the local equity market. The reports come out monthly and describe a period that has already passed, so they are best read as background information rather than a signal to act.

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