Investors’ wealth to rise by Rs 30.20 lakh cr by 2025 as equity markets post decent gains

Dalal Street investors have become richer by Rs 30.20 lakh crore this year, helped by a rise of over 8 per cent in the BSE benchmark Sensex, despite multiple headwinds in the form of exodus of foreign funds, rate-related uncertainties, high valuations and a weakening rupee.Analysts said despite the headwinds, equity markets showed resilience, helped […]

IPO Pipeline Swells; Two dozen companies made public offers of Rs 40,000 cr in December and January

The IPO momentum shows no signs of slowing down as another 20 companies, including ICICI Prudential AMC, Meesho and Juniper Green Energy, prepare to launch their public offerings that could collectively raise nearly Rs 40,000 crore in the next two months, investment bankers said.This robust pipeline will add prominent names such as artificial intelligence company […]

Rs 7,000 crore boom! Groww and Lenskart are among the seven newly listed companies whose shareholder lock-in will end in December

Shares of as many as seven newly listed companies could see increased activity in December as their shareholder lock-in periods expire. At current market prices, the value of shares eligible for trading post-maturity for these companies is estimated at close to Rs 7,000 crore.Importantly, the end of a lock-in does not mean that all these […]

Lenskart’s hunt for engineers and a bride for its co-founder: Peyush Bansal’s candid IPO story

When Lenskart founder and CEO Peyush Bansal took the stage at the company’s listing ceremony on Monday, he didn’t just talk about valuations and vision. Instead, he shared how building India’s largest ever eyewear brand meant not only convincing engineers to join a ‘chashma ka company’, but even convincing his co-founder’s future father-in-law that an […]

Shares of Lenskart are up over 3% on their debut after a weak open below the IPO price. What should investors do?

Eyewear retailer Lenskart Solutions made a volatile market debut on Monday, trading below its IPO price but quickly rebounding above 3% intraday as investors weighed steep valuations against its dominant position in India’s fast-growing eyewear market. The stock opened at Rs 390 on the BSE, a 3% discount to the issue price of Rs 402, […]