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NSE IPO Sets Record with ₹7,800 Crore Retail Allocation
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CNBC TV18•21-09-2026, 20:32
NSE IPO Sets Record with ₹7,800 Crore Retail Allocation
  • •NSE's IPO concluded with a record-breaking retail allocation of over ₹7,800 crore, the highest in absolute value for any Indian IPO.
  • •Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) bid for nearly ₹11,000 crore, oversubscribing their reserved portion by 1.4 times.
  • •Despite the high allocation, the NSE IPO received the third-highest retail bid in India's equity market history, attributed to its unusual ownership structure and existing large public shareholding.
  • •The NSE IPO is India's second-largest, raising approximately ₹22,560 crore, following Hyundai Motor India's ₹27,870 crore.
  • •The issue was a pure offer for sale (OFS), with 35% reserved for retail investors, 50% for QIBs, and the remainder for NIIs; trading is set to begin on BSE on September 24.

Key Questions Answered

Retail investors are set to receive an allotment worth a little over ₹7,800 crore, marking the highest allocation in absolute value for any initial public offering in India.

The stock is scheduled to officially begin trading on the BSE on September 24.

India's largest stock exchange has raised about ₹22,560 crore through its initial public offering, which was structured as a pure offer for sale.