{"id":89507,"date":"2026-10-09T08:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T08:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/?p=89507"},"modified":"2026-10-09T08:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T08:02:32","slug":"us-stocks-for-indian-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/us-stocks-for-indian-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"US Stocks for Indian Investors: What You&#8217;re Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US Stocks for Indian Investors: Why Going Global Makes Sense in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The S&amp;P 500 just logged its 28th record close of the year. India is about 3% of the world&#8217;s stock market. And $2.2 billion of Indian money has already gone overseas. US stocks for Indian investors is no longer a niche idea, so here is what is driving the shift and what it means for your portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPX_2026-10-09_13-17-24-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89509\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPX_2026-10-09_13-17-24-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPX_2026-10-09_13-17-24-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPX_2026-10-09_13-17-24-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPX_2026-10-09_13-17-24-1536x1153.png 1536w, https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPX_2026-10-09_13-17-24-2048x1538.png 2048w, https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SPX_2026-10-09_13-17-24-150x113.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">S&amp;P at record high<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th><strong>Key Metric<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Details<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><tr><td><strong>7,818.93<\/strong><\/td><td>S&amp;P 500 record close, its 28th of 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3%<\/strong><\/td><td>India&#8217;s share of global stock market value<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>$2.2 Bn+<\/strong><\/td><td>Indian money invested overseas, up ~60% YoY<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Key numbers, as of October 2026.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something changed in how Indians invest. For decades the portfolio was simple: Indian stocks, mutual funds, a fixed deposit, some gold. In 2026 a growing number of people have added US stocks and global assets on top of that, and the official data backs it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not long ago, buying US stocks from India meant paperwork, dollar conversion and a separate brokerage account. Today US stocks for Indian investors sit a few taps away, which is a big part of why the money has started moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not a story about India doing badly. India is still one of the fastest-growing major economies and a top-five stock market. It is a story about the opportunity getting bigger, and about access finally catching up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Actually Happening in US Markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of early October 2026, the S&amp;P 500 closed at a record <strong>7,818.93<\/strong>, its first finish above 7,800 and its 28th record close this year. It is up roughly <strong>14%<\/strong> in 2026. The Nasdaq is also at record levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engine is artificial intelligence. Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Alphabet are spending tens of billions on chips and data centres, and that spending is turning into profits. S&amp;P 500 earnings are expected to grow close to 30% in the September quarter. Nvidia alone is now worth about <strong>$5.8 trillion<\/strong>, closing in on a $6 trillion valuation that no company has ever reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Nvidia jumps to all-time high, closes in on becoming world&#39;s first $6T company <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/abAgGG4NFP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/abAgGG4NFP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kalshi (@Kalshi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kalshi\/status\/2107297292789141754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NVDA ATH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For comparison, the entire Indian stock market is worth about $5 trillion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why US Stocks Matter for Indian Investors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India&#8217;s share of global stock market value sits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/access\/edge\/indias-global-equity-market-share-falls-below-3-as-foreign-outflows-rise-20004964.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">near <strong>3%<\/strong><\/a>. The United States is around <strong>48%<\/strong>. China is close to 10%, Japan about 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India&#8217;s slice has actually grown a lot over time, from roughly 1.6% in 2013 to a peak near 4.6% in late 2024, before coming back to about 3% as Indian stocks cooled and global markets kept rising. None of that makes India a bad market. It simply means that if you only own Indian assets, you have no exposure to the other 97% of listed companies in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That gap matters most when you look at specific themes. For Indian investors, US stocks are often the only practical way to own the companies leading them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Artificial intelligence:<\/strong> Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Semiconductors:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/futures\/NVDAUSDT\/019e074f-3903-768c-8f1e-659857c85815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nvidia<\/a>, Broadcom, AMD, Micron, and TSMC, which trades on the NYSE as TSM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloud computing:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/futures\/AMZNUSDT\/019df82d-4dea-716b-8294-da569ba59b6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, Microsoft, Alphabet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cybersecurity:<\/strong> CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, Fortinet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Space:<\/strong> SpaceX, which listed on the Nasdaq as SPCX in June 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US exchanges are not limited to US companies either. They are where global companies go to reach global investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The argument is not that US markets will always beat Indian ones. Nobody can promise that. The narrower point is that several of the biggest themes of this decade have far deeper representation on US exchanges, and an India-only portfolio cannot reach them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What \u20b91 Lakh Would Have Become<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Percentages are easy to skim past, so here it is in rupees. Over the five years to October 2026, the Nifty 50 returned about 6.5% a year while the S&amp;P 500 returned about 13.6% a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>\u20b91 lakh invested 5 years ago<\/th><th>Value today<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Nifty 50<\/td><td>about \u20b91.4 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500<\/td><td>about \u20b91.9 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nvidia<\/td><td>about \u20b911 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Meta<\/td><td>about \u20b92.2 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Microsoft<\/td><td>about \u20b91.9 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tesla<\/td><td>about \u20b91.4 lakh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amazon<\/td><td>about \u20b91.4 lakh<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Total returns including dividends<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look closely at that table, because it makes a point people miss. Nvidia was extraordinary. But Tesla and Amazon actually returned <strong>less than the index<\/strong> over the same five years, and Microsoft only matched it. Picking the one right stock is hard, and most people do not manage it. That is an argument for owning the broad market rather than betting everything on a single name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Shift Is Happening Now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three things lined up at the same time to push Indian investors towards US stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Home returns cooled off.<\/strong> After a long strong run, Indian stocks hit a rough patch, and the Nifty&#8217;s one-year return was negative through 2026. When the home market goes quiet, people look elsewhere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The rupee kept slipping.<\/strong> A dollar cost around \u20b960 in 2013. On 7 October 2026 it closed at <strong>\u20b996.78<\/strong>, near a record low. A weaker rupee lifts the rupee value of anything you hold in dollars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IndiaFinance\/comments\/1x0ofdy\/can_anyone_explain_how_rupee_degrading_against\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Can anyone explain how rupee degrading against dollar affects economy?<\/a><br> by<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IndiaFinance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IndiaFinance<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rupee vs Dollar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The AI boom is mostly a US story.<\/strong> The record run has been led by AI and chip companies that are hard to own in size through the Indian market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result shows up in the official numbers. In the 11 months to February 2026, Indians invested more than <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/wealth\/invest\/why-an-increasing-number-of-indian-investors-are-turning-to-foreign-markets\/articleshow\/130965051.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>$2.2 billion<\/strong> in overseas equity and debt,<\/a> up about 60% from a year earlier. Assets in global feeder funds run by Indian fund houses hit a record near <strong>$4 billion<\/strong> in March 2026. Money sent abroad for investment has roughly quadrupled since FY19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why US Stocks Were Hard to Buy From India, and What Changed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US stocks did not suddenly become attractive. They have been attractive for years. What held Indian investors back was the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The traditional route meant opening a separate international brokerage account, completing paperwork under the RBI&#8217;s Liberalised Remittance Scheme, converting rupees to dollars, wiring money abroad, paying 20% TCS above the threshold, and handling extra tax reporting at year end. None of it was impossible. All of it was hassle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is changing from several directions. GIFT City now hosts regulated global products. Indian fund houses run US index and feeder funds. Mobile apps let people start small in rupees. And for anyone already trading crypto, there is a newer route: <a href=\"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/how-to-invest-in-us-stocks-from-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>tokenized US stocks<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get the Complete Guide to US Stocks for Indian Investors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post covers the story. <strong>Want the full report with deeper analysis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Visual charts:<\/strong> India&#8217;s shrinking share of global market value, and the \u20b91 lakh comparison across indices and stocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The full five-year breakdown<\/strong> of Nifty versus S&amp;P 500, measured in both rupees and dollars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flow data:<\/strong> exactly where Indian overseas money is going.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already an Alpha member? The full report is live on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/\">Mudrex<\/a> app now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Can I invest in US stocks from India?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, you can access tokenized US stocks on Mudrex through spot, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/learn\/buy-nvidia-stock-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NVIDIA Stock on Mudrex<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Can I trade US stocks from India?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, Indian users can trade US stock-linked perpetual futures (perps) on platforms like Mudrex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to invest in US stocks from India?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can invest in US stocks from India by opening an international trading account through a platform that supports US investing. After completing KYC, you can transfer money from your Indian bank account under the RBI\u2019s Liberalised Remittance Scheme, convert INR to USD, and buy US stocks or ETFs. Indian residents can also take US market exposure through Indian mutual funds or ETFs that invest in US companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are tokenized US stocks?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are blockchain tokens backed 1:1 by real shares held with a regulated custodian. They track the price of the underlying stock and let you invest fractionally, from as little as \u20b9100, 24 hours a day. You get price exposure rather than legal ownership of the share, so voting rights do not apply and dividends may not either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is it too late to invest when US markets are at record highs?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Record highs are common in a rising market, and they are not by themselves a signal to buy or to stay away. What matters more is your time horizon, how much risk you can handle and how spread out your portfolio already is. Investing gradually over time rather than all at once is one way people manage the timing risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do US stocks mean Indian investors should reduce their India holdings?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not at all. The case for US stocks for Indian investors is about widening the portfolio, not replacing what is in it. India remains a core holding for most Indian investors. Global assets simply add companies, sectors and a currency that domestic holdings cannot provide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Stocks for Indian Investors: Why Going Global Makes Sense in 2026 The S&amp;P 500 just logged its 28th record close of the year. India is about 3% of the world&#8217;s stock market. And $2.2 billion of Indian money has already gone overseas. 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