India’s Stock Market Races Ahead Of UK & Germany | NSE CEO At India Today Conclave

At the India Today Conclave, Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), shared a powerful perspective on India’s growing investor base and economic transformation. He highlighted that 25% of Indian households — nearly 9 crore families — are directly investing in stocks, signalling a massive shift in wealth creation and trust in Indian entrepreneurship. With India’s market size surpassing major economies like Germany and the UK, Chauhan emphasised that one-third of India’s $5.2 trillion wealth is now represented by the NSE, calling it the “wealth of trust”. In conversation with Siddharth Zarabi, Group Editor, Business Today, he also pointed out that India’s strong savings rate of 30% of GDP ensures resilience and self-sufficiency in funding growth. This session underlines how technology, trust, and investor participation are propelling India towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.