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SME IPOs are outliers this year despite a sharp sell-off in the market
The stock prices of 47 companies that have listed on SME bourses this year are up 32 per cent on average
 "SME IPOs are outliers this year despite a sharp sell-off in the market")
SME IPOs shrug off pandemic, mop-up surges nearly five-fold in 2021
Garner Rs 746 crore from 59 offerings as risk-on sentiment returns
 "SME IPOs shrug off pandemic, mop-up surges nearly five-fold in 2021")
Risk aversion, small-cap slump hit SME IPOs as collections drop 73%
CY18 was the best for SME IPOs, with 141 offerings garnering Rs 2,287 crore
 "Risk aversion, small-cap slump hit SME IPOs as collections drop 73%")
In big jump, SMEs raise Rs 8.25 billion through IPOs in April-June quarter
Average issue size also increased to over Rs 170 million during the period under review from Rs 130 mn in the first quarter of the preceding financial year (2017-18)
 "In big jump, SMEs raise Rs 8.25 billion through IPOs in April-June quarter")
Fundraising through SME IPOs hits all-time high, rises Rs 134.2 mn in 2017
The SME platform witnessed 133 offerings, mopping up Rs 16,795 million last year
 "Fundraising through SME IPOs hits all-time high, rises Rs 134.2 mn in 2017")
SMEs garner record Rs 656-cr via IPOs in Apr-Sep FY18
Spurred by investors' interest, as many as 58 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) got listed on capital markets with IPOs worth record Rs 656 crore in April- September 2017 and many are lined up for the coming months. Besides, more than 18 companies have already announced their issue opening dates, merchant banker Pantomath Group Managing Director Mahavir Lunawat said. Companies from various sectors such as finance, media and entertainment, infrastructure, manufacturing, agriculture, food and processing and IT & IT-enabled services made their way to the IPO space during the period under view. The SME capital market has been witnessing participation from a wider class of investors and the trend is expected to continue. According to a data compiled by Pantomath Research, 58 SMEs garnered Rs 656 crore through their respective initial public offers (IPOs) in April-September period of the current fiscal, much higher than Rs 295 crore raised by 32 companies in the year-ago
 "SMEs garner record Rs 656-cr via IPOs in Apr-Sep FY18")
SMEs raise Rs 514 crore on exchanges this year
Last year, 66 SMEs had raised Rs 540 crore through IPOs
 "SMEs raise Rs 514 crore on exchanges this year")
SME IPOs raises Rs 811 crore in FY17
Huge fund-raising can be attributed to reforms and initiatives taken by govt to encourage SME sector
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