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Daily volume (shares): what it means and how to read it
How many shares changed hands in a day.
What is Daily volume (shares)?
How many shares changed hands in a day.
A worked example
If 20 lakh shares trade in a day at ₹500, about ₹100 Cr changed hands, so you can buy or sell ₹1 lakh without moving the price. At 2,000 shares a day you may wait to find a buyer.
Why does Daily volume (shares) matter?
When few shares trade, it can be hard to buy or sell without moving the price.
How do you read Daily volume (shares)?
Check volume before buying small companies. Thin trading means sharp jumps on small orders.
Higher is usually better.
What is a typical Daily volume (shares) in India today?
The median across the 5959 listed companies that report it, as of 12 Oct 2026. Half sit above each figure and half below.
By company size
Median
Large Cap · 101 companies22,36,843
Mid Cap · 154 companies5,55,823
Small Cap · 5704 companies15,600
By industry
Median, largest industries first
Private Sector Bank · 2049,11,922
Pharmaceuticals · 20729,767
Computers - Software & Consulting · 6197,371
Refineries & Marketing · 847,34,130
Public Sector Bank · 1238,80,338
Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) · 7387,975
Power Generation · 296,65,061
Heavy Electrical Equipment · 422,16,592
Auto Components & Equipments · 11459,656
Cement & Cement Products · 3590,832
Compare a company with its own industry before the whole market. Every industry, and each company's rank within it, is in the screener.
What is Daily volume (shares) for India's largest companies today?
The latest figure for the largest companies with a page here. Each links to what the rest of that company's numbers mean.
Daily volume (shares)
As of 12 Oct 2026
Reliance Industries1,13,38,332
Bharti Airtel48,19,377
HDFC Bank1,81,97,879
ICICI Bank86,05,258
State Bank of India93,06,202
Tata Consultancy Services35,40,523
Bajaj Finance50,44,925
Larsen & Toubro11,77,475