Indian investors are gaining a new route to owning slices of US companies like Nvidia, through so-called tokenised stocks that trade around the clock — even at 2 a.m. on a Sunday, according to a report by Mint (Livemint).
Tokenised stocks are digital representations of shares that live on blockchain-style platforms rather than traditional exchanges. The pitch is convenience and access: unlike conventional stock trading, which is bound to exchange hours and brokerage rails, these tokens can be bought and sold outside normal market windows. Mint's explainer walks readers through how Indians can hold them and how they differ from buying shares the traditional way.
The timing reflects intense investor appetite for the companies powering the artificial-intelligence boom. According to the report, Nvidia's stock has surged more than 1,000% since the release of ChatGPT, making it the world's most valuable company. That run has pushed investors to look beyond Nvidia toward other AI chipmakers, with Mint naming Micron and Sandisk as names now drawing attention.
The broader appeal is straightforward. US tech and chip stocks have been some of the market's biggest winners, but accessing them from India has traditionally meant navigating cross-border brokerage accounts, currency conversion and limited trading hours. Tokenised platforms promise to lower those barriers, letting retail investors get exposure in smaller, more flexible ways.
Mint frames the choice as a trade-off between this newer, always-on model and the familiar protections and structure of traditional trading — a comparison investors will need to weigh for themselves.
Why it matters: As AI mania makes US chip stocks the world's hottest assets, tokenised platforms could reshape how ordinary Indian investors reach markets that were once hard to touch — raising fresh questions about access, regulation and risk.