Global IPO market faces setback as high-profile listings are scrapped, delayed in 2026
A ipo & listings development with market-wide reach.
· Economic Times Markets
Several high-profile IPOs have been withdrawn, delayed or shelved in 2026 as market volatility and valuation concerns weigh on investor demand. From Firmus and Oura to PhonePe and KNDS, companies are reassessing public listings and fundraising plans.
The analysis
Listing activity is a read on risk appetite — a hot primary market usually means a confident secondary one.
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.
Market context
- This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.
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