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NSE IPO: What sets India’s second-largest issue apart? A token sale

NSE is in focus in an ipo & listings development.

21 Sept 2026 · Business Today Mkts

The institutional confidence was visible in NSE’s anchor book, which was subscribed nearly Rs 1.2 lakh crore, or about 20 times the book size, with shares allotted to as many as 189 investors.

NSE reported Rs 1.2 lakh crore. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

  • Listing activity is a read on risk appetite — a hot primary market usually means a confident secondary one.
  • With NSE involved, this carries a regulatory dimension that can outlast the immediate market reaction.