Street Signs: Fundraising opens up; anchor row twist; F&O stretches

A packed fundraising calendar, an anchor-allocation flashpoint, and a major shift in derivatives trading set the stage for one of the busiest - and most closely watched - weeks in markets

Fundraising floodgates swing wide open 

This week promises to be a blockbuster for equity fundraising. Adani Enterprises’ ₹24,930 crore rights issue closes on Wednesday, Swiggy is expected to complete its ₹10,000 crore qualified institutional placement, and ICICI Prudential Asset Management’s ₹10,000 crore initial public offering will hit the market on Friday. “This is another endorsement of India’s deepening capital markets. A few years ago, it would have been hard to imagine multiple mega issues landing in the same week without straining secondary-market performance,” observed an investment banker. 

Anchor row throws a wild card into the mix 

Meesho’s anchor allocation dispute