INDIAN INVESTORS AND INTRADAY MARKET VOLATILITY, FLUCTUATIONS AND MOVEMENTS

Volatility and fluctuations dominate Indian stock market trading. The Indian stock market has been largely influenced by global stock movements with fluctuations. This stock market dynamic mechanism is influenced by sentiments, emotions and feelings which is largely due to herdness. Herd behavior is predominant in Indian stock market as we could see greater influences of major investors drive the market in to chaos, confusion with bursts and spurts. These stock market nuances are subtle and largely sentimental guided with emotions based on major patterns of behavior. The individual investor in Indian stocks is guided by these popular behavior which leads to major drastic changes in Indian economy and its functioning. This study is an evaluation of Indian investors and their intraday trading behavior. This study is purposive as it elucidates that the Indian intraday investor is largely influenced by market volatility, fluctuations and sentiments based on larger patterns and movements. It is proposed in this study that herd behavior is evident and prominent in Indian stock market intraday trading. This study aims to understand the investment patterns of Indian investors in intraday trading activities. This study is exploratory and conclusive in nature. This study is empirical and quantitative in its approach. This study would use secondary data collected from published sources from 2018 till now. The SEBI report of intraday trading in 2024 by individual investors is also used in this study to a larger extent. This study provides insights on various strategies adopted by Indian investors in Intraday trading. The study also would determine the role of stock prices, market volatility and sentiments and its role on intraday trading. The study would also clearly elucidate that herd behavior is prominent among Indian investors in intraday trading.