Promoters and other insiders sell shares worth Rs 25,500 crore in 2025. Check top 5 names

In the shadow of a roller-coaster 2025, India’s stock market insiders have staged a dramatic exodus from their own companies, selling shares worth a staggering Rs 25,500 crore while buying only Rs 3,860 crore between January 1 and September 16, 2025, data from Nuvama Alternative Quantitative Research revealed. The net effect: a massive Rs 21,600 crore in net selling – a signal that promoters and major shareholders are uncertain as market volatility tests their conviction.

It’s been a year largely filled with steep slides followed by moderately sharp rebounds. While some promoters snapped up falling stocks, the overwhelming mood was one of caution.

Market purchases and sales tracked by Nuvama show that insiders—promoters and groups who know their companies best—are increasingly offloading stakes, spooked by global turmoil like trade tariffs, geopolitical conflicts, and domestic uncertainty.


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The report highlights some gigantic transactions. Bajaj Finserv led the exit parade, with insiders selling Rs 5,502 crore worth of shares. Authum Investment & Infrastructure followed with sales of Rs 2,473 crore.

Other major offloads included JB Chemicals Pharma (Rs 1,628 crore), Apollo Hospitals (Rs 1,479 crore), and ZF Commercial Vehicle (Rs 792 crore). On the buying side, the numbers were dwarfed in comparison: Jindal Steel Power topped the purchases at Rs 997 crore, followed by Indus Towers Limited (Rs 708 crore) and Jindal Stainless (Rs 352 crore).

In September alone, several prominent companies saw notable insider selling activity. Voltamp Transformers led the pack with insider sales amounting to Rs 597 crore, followed by Aditya Vision with Rs 346 crore. Dr. Lal Path Labs witnessed Rs 133 crore in insider sales, while Safari Industries recorded Rs 45 crore.

Sigachi Industries saw sales worth Rs 27 crore, and Usha Martin experienced Rs 25 crore. Moschip Tech registered insider sales valued at Rs 22 crore, while Vishnu Prakash R Punglia accounted for Rs 20 crore.

Reliance Industries recorded sales worth Rs 17 crore, matched by Mahindra & Mahindra and JB Chemicals & Pharma, each also at Rs 16 crore. Lastly, Z-Tech (India) registered insider sales worth Rs 9 crore during this period.

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As for buyers in September, insider activity was led by Indus Towers Limited with purchases valued at Rs 487 crore. Jindal Stainless followed with acquisitions worth Rs 113 crore.

Paisalo Digital insiders bought shares totaling Rs 82 crore, while Veedol Corporation saw investments of Rs 66 crore. Tourism Finance Corp insiders added Rs 56 crore, and Choice International reported insider buying worth Rs 20 crore during the period.

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