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The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is targeting to launch its much-awaited initial public offering (IPO), estimated at around Rs 30,000 crore, in September, people familiar with the development said on Monday. The mega IPO is expected to value the country's largest stock exchange at over Rs 5 lakh crore. The exchange will soon begin roadshows for the IPO. If successful, the issue will surpass Hyundai Motor India's Rs 27,870-crore public offering launched in October 2024. The proposed public issue will be entirely an offer for sale (OFS) of 14.89 crore equity shares, with existing shareholders collectively divesting nearly 6 per cent of the exchange's equity, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed in June. NSE has around 1.8 lakh shareholders. Among the major shareholders selling their stake, State Bank of India will offload up to 2.48 crore shares, followed by MS Strategic (Mauritius) Ltd with 1.60 crore shares. Other shareholders proposing to sell shares includ
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday held that the National Stock Exchange of India (NSEI) is a 'public authority' under the Right to Information Act. A bench of justices C Hari Shankar and O P Shukla dismissed an appeal by the stock exchange assailing a single judge's decision which ruled that NSEI qualified as a 'public authority' under section 2(h) of the RTI Act. Citizens can enforce their right to ask for information only from a 'public authority' under the RTI Act. The bench observed that if the body is owned, controlled or substantially financed by the government, it would qualify as a 'public authority'. The court stated that this was not a case where an entity was established as a private company and was regulated by statute later. Observing that the NSEI could not function as a stock exchange at all without recognition by SEBI, the court said it agreed with the single judge's finding that it has to be regarded as having been "established" or "constituted" by an order issued
The National Stock Exchange has retained its position as India's most valuable unlisted company with a valuation of Rs 4.86 lakh crore, according to the latest 2025 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 report. The country's largest stock exchange continued to lead the ranking of unlisted firms, ahead of vaccine maker Serum Institute of India and real estate player Adani Properties, highlighting investor confidence in the bourse's business model and growth prospects. The Hurun report, by Burgundy Private, Axis Bank's Private Banking Business, and Hurun India, which ranks India's 500 most valuable non-state-run companies, said several consumer, fintech and renewable energy firms also featured prominently among the country's most valuable unlisted businesses. Snack maker Haldiram, fintech company Razorpay and renewable energy firm Greenko were among the notable unlisted companies that secured a place in the ranking. The strong showing by unlisted firms comes at a time when investors are .