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NSE IPO closes with 5.69x subscription: Retail portion at 1.36x

The Rs 22,569 crore IPO of the National Stock Exchange of India closed on September 21 with 5.69 times overall subscription.

Qualified institutional buyers put in 12.68 times their quota, and non-institutional investors 6.54 times.

The retail portion was subscribed 1.36 times.

The price band was Rs 1,700 to Rs 1,785 per share, and the issue is entirely an offer for sale.

The shares are tentatively expected to list on September 24.

The Rs 22,569 crore initial public offering of the National Stock Exchange of India received 5.69 times subscription on the final day of bidding, September 21, 2026.

Qualified institutional buyers subscribed their portion 12.68 times, while the non-institutional investor quota was subscribed 6.54 times.

The retail investor portion was subscribed 1.36 times.

The price band was set at Rs 1,700 to Rs 1,785 per equity share.

The lot size is 8 shares, which makes the minimum investment about Rs 14,280 at the upper end of the price band.

The issue is entirely an offer for sale, which means the proceeds go to existing shareholders selling their stake and not to the exchange itself.

Bidding opened on September 17, 2026, and closed on September 21, 2026.

The shares are tentatively expected to list on September 24, 2026.

The grey market premium was reported at about Rs 61 per share, which would suggest listing gains of around 3.5 percent, though grey market figures are unofficial and can change quickly.

After Hyundai Motor India’s Rs 27,870 crore IPO in 2024, the NSE issue is the second-largest public offering in India.

Earlier on the final day, the issue had been reported at 1.16 times subscription before institutional demand came in late in the day.

The size of the offer drew liquidity away from the secondary market during the week, and market commentary linked it to the muted gains in benchmark indices.

National Stock Exchange of India, Mumbai (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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