Yes, India is in a major IPO boom in 2026. Reuters reported that India had 165 IPOs raising $8.61 billion by late August 2026, and that a record six IPOs were…
Facing a balance-of-payments crisis, India launched sweeping economic reforms in 1991, delicensing industry and opening the door to foreign investment. This is the root…
The National Stock Exchange was incorporated in 1992 and began trading in 1994, replacing the old open-outcry floor with a national, electronic, screen-based system.
Global internet-stock enthusiasm spilled into Indian markets. Valuations for some tech listings ran well ahead of fundamentals, and the 2000-01 bust wiped out much of th…
A multi-year bull run and fast GDP growth drew infrastructure, telecom, finance and industrial listings, deepening the investor base for later mega-IPOs.
The global financial crisis sharply cut liquidity and risk appetite. Several planned Indian IPOs were postponed or shelved through 2008-09.
Coal India raised about Rs 15,200 crore in October 2010, then India's biggest-ever IPO, listing on BSE and NSE on 4 November 2010.
Zomato (~Rs 9,375 crore), Nykaa (~Rs 5,352 crore) and Paytm (~Rs 18,300 crore, then India's largest IPO) brought consumer-internet, growth-first companies to public mark…
The Life Insurance Corporation of India listed in May 2022 via a government offer-for-sale of about Rs 21,000 crore, the biggest state-backed listing of its kind.
Hyundai Motor India's October 2024 offer-for-sale raised about Rs 27,870 crore, India's largest IPO by size, as mainboard, SME, consumer, auto and financial-services lis…
Reuters reported 165 IPOs raising $8.61 billion by late August 2026, with a record six IPOs opening on one day in September. NSE and Jio Platforms remain the two biggest…
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