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India’s equity fundraising may not cross last year’s high of $60 billion this year: Jefferies

22 Sept 2026 · LiveMint Companies

Jefferies expects India’s equity fundraising to reach $55-60 billion this year, below 2025’s record, but sees IPOs adding $1.5 trillion in market capitalization over the next five-seven years.

Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.

  • This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.