Archive · 24 Jul 2025
NSE Retail Investor Base Grows Ahead of Potential IPO
Imagine a lot of people are buying shares of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) before it might become a public company.
A record number of 1.46 lakh regular people have bought these shares, even though the price has gone up.
These are small investors.
Big investors have also put their money in it.
The price of these shares has increased a lot.
This makes NSE the biggest company in India that's not yet listed on the stock market by number of shareholders.
Approximately 1.46 lakh retail investors hold National Stock Exchange (NSE) shares.
This is a record for any Indian company in the unlisted market.
Retail investor appetite remains strong despite increased share prices.
NSE's unlisted share price rose over 36% to Rs 2,225 per share.
The overall investor base exceeds 1.59 lakh shareholders, up from 39,201 the previous quarter.
- Who
- Retail investors and major institutional investors.
- What
- Record number of retail investors are holding shares of the National Stock Exchange.
- When
- The June quarter of FY26.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- In anticipation of a potential initial public offering (IPO).
- Retail Investors
- 1.46 lakh
- Share Price (current)
- Rs 2,225
- Share Price Increase
- 36%
- Total Shareholders
- 1.59 lakh
- Unlisted Market Cap
- 5.7 lakh crore