Veteran investor Shankar Sharma slams India’s IPO market as the “dumbest in history,” citing Lenskart’s pre-IPO activity. He alleges a “beautiful little game” where anchor investors create artificial legitimacy, leading to inflated valuations. Sharma claims companies exploit retail investors’ anchoring bias, causing stocks to collapse post-listing, only for investors to be trapped again.
Vodafone Idea shares jump 5% as JSW, ST Telemedia eye stake in the telco
Vodafone Idea shares rose ahrply on Monday after ET reported that JSW Group and ST Telemedia are exploring a potential stake in the telecom operator.