Rajesh Shah Every one of the eight mainboard IPOs listed in August has delivered a premium. Average listing gain: 22%. This isn’t froth. This is a functioning primary market. Something rare is happening on Dalal Street this August: retail investors are actually making money on IPOs. Not on paper, not in the grey market, but real honest-to-goodness … Read more
Trump announces a two-week US-Iran ceasefire, sending oil prices crashing from $111 to below $96. Indian markets, SGX Nifty, and global stocks surge. Here’s what it means for you. India woke up on Wednesday morning, April 8, to a world that looked markedly different from the one it went to sleep in. President Donald Trump, … Read more
Three upcoming equity issues are expected to collectively raise in the region of Rs 2,000 crore, while an InvIT is targeting Rs 6,000 crore — among the largest infrastructure trust offerings India’s primary market has seen. Four upcoming mainboard initial public offerings — Rajputana Stainless, Innovision, Skyways Air Services and Raajmarg Infra InvIT — are … Read more
Five mainboard issues, Rs 8000 crore on the table, a war in West Asia and a Nifty with its back to the wall – India’s IPO market is not flinchin India’s primary market is readying for significant action this fortnight with five mainboard issues — one already open and four set to follow — expected … Read more
A hundred new listings in FY26, a 9% listing-day pop, and a final return of negative 0.10% — Axis Capital data lays bare the cost of a market that prioritised volume over value India just completed its biggest IPO year on record. It has not gone well. A total of 100 companies listed on Indian … Read more
From $65 to $71 in days, India’s crude basket is flashing early warning signs. The real question now is how long the Strait of Hormuz stays safe. For India, oil is crucial and has enormous impact on the macro stability, inflation math, fiscal arithmetic and, yes, market mood. In a matter of days, the Indian … Read more
Indian equity markets ended Monday’s bruising session well off their lows, with the Nifty 50 recovering sharply from an intraday bottom of 24,600 to close at 24,865 which is a sign that buying interest emerged at lower levels even as the broader sentiment remained deeply cautious following a geopolitical shock that rattled global financial markets. … Read more
The US-Israel strike that killed Khamenei has changed the geopolitical reality in the Middle East. Indian markets will pay the price on Monday, the question is for how long. The weekend did not bring rest. It brought fire over Tehran, the death of a supreme leader who had ruled Iran for 37 years, and a … Read more
A Blume Ventures study covering 11 years of Indian mainboard IPOs shows venture-backed companies are reshaping the primary market in ways that go well beyond headline offer sizes. The Class of 2025 Looked Nothing Like the Class of 2015. When Groww listed in November 2025 at just eight years old with a Rs 66.3 billion offer, … Read more
The most popular trade in equities is built on a forecast that history says you shouldn’t trust India’s small-cap universe has a problem. Consensus expects 35% of Nifty Small Cap 250 companies to deliver earnings growth of 30% or more over the next two years. The uncomfortable truth sitting right beneath that forecast: only 26% … Read more