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‘Only bullish corner’: Nithin Kamath flags ‘full-on party’ in IPOs amid broader market weakness

7 Oct 2026 · Economic Times Markets, ET Stocks

Indian equities remain under pressure, but recent mainboard IPOs are bucking the trend. Data cited by Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath shows 67.2% of 125 IPOs listed between October 2025 and September 2026 traded above issue prices, with median returns of 24.7%.

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.