India raises ₹2.3L/cr through FY26 IPOs and share sales
India's stock market just hit a new high, raising ₹2.3lakh crore through IPOs and other share sales in FY26, up nearly 12% from last year.
This puts India at the top for number of IPOs worldwide and third for total funds raised.
SEBI's chief, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, credits solid economic growth and more everyday investors jumping in, even with global challenges like trade issues and foreign investor pullouts.
India posts 366 public listings
A 366 companies went public this year, up from 320 last year. Big IPOs brought in most of the money (₹1.8lakh crore), while smaller businesses also saw a boost: SMEs raised ₹11,587crore with 257 listings.
On the flip side, debt fundraising dropped by 8.4% as investors got cautious due to a hardening of corporate bond yields and widespread risk aversion amid macroeconomic uncertainties.
SEBI kept things steady by tweaking rules to help companies meet public shareholding norms and keep markets resilient.