Indian companies have raised a record $29.5 billion in the equity market through IPOs & FPOs in the first half of 2024, more than double the amount raised last year. Follow-on public offers accounted for 85% of the total proceeds. Analysts anticipate a potential record year for equity issuances.
We imported the auction, but we left out the brakes
India’s Closing Auction Session (CAS) was introduced to improve price discovery, but recent sharp swings have exposed gaps in its safeguards. Jimeet Modi argues that