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The National Stock Exchange (NSE) IPO will open for subscription on September 17 and close on September 21. The exchange has fixed the price band at Rs 1,700 to Rs 1,785 per share.
The issue consists entirely of an offer for sale (OFS) of about 12.64 crore shares worth nearly Rs. 22,569 crore. Since no fresh shares will be issued, NSE will not receive any proceeds. The money will go to the shareholders selling their stakes.
Selling shareholders have reduced the number of shares offered from about 14.89 crore in the draft documents to around 12.64 crore in the final offer. The revised issue represents about 5.2% of NSE’s equity capital and values the exchange at nearly Rs. 4.42 lakh crore at the upper end of the price band.
State Bank of India is among the largest selling shareholders. SBI plans to sell about 1.60 crore shares and could receive around Rs. 2,850 crore at Rs. 1,785 per share. SBI Capital Markets will separately offer about 87.8 lakh shares.
Other sellers include General Insurance Corporation of India, Bank of Baroda, Stock Holding Corporation of India and several institutional investors. Some shareholders have cut the number of shares they plan to sell compared with the earlier offer documents.
The lower OFS comes as NSE’s IPO valuation remains below some earlier market expectations. An analyst tracking the issue said, “With the price band that we eventually saw, it made sense for the shareholders to hold onto their shares for the future.”
NSE holds a dominant position across several segments of India’s capital market. It has remained the country’s largest exchange by cash-market turnover and equity derivatives activity for several years.
The exchange also has a strong global presence. In FY26, NSE accounted for about 11.4% of global cash equity activity and around 51.2% of equity derivatives contracts, according to data cited in the offer documents.
NSE also plays a major role in the primary market. Companies raised around USD 20.1 billion through the exchange in FY26, while 219 IPOs were listed during the year.
Rising retail participation, higher institutional activity, digital adoption and wider fundraising are expected to support activity on Indian exchanges over the long term.
NSE runs a technology-driven trading platform that handles large volumes across equities, derivatives and currencies. Its systems also support clearing, surveillance, settlement and investor services.
NSE Clearing supports both T+1 and T+0 settlement cycles. The exchange has also expanded internationally through NSE International Exchange at GIFT City, where it offers products linked to Indian markets.
Apart from transaction fees, NSE earns revenue from colocation, market data, connectivity, index licensing and terminal services. Its colocation racks increased from 934 in FY24 to 1,868 by the first quarter of FY27.
Revenue from colocation, connectivity, data and index licensing rose from Rs. 1,395 crore in FY24 to Rs. 1,956 crore in FY26.
NSE’s revenue remains closely linked to trading activity. Weak economic conditions, high interest rates, inflation, or lower investor participation could reduce market volumes and transaction income.
Regulatory changes can also affect trading patterns, especially in derivatives, where NSE earns a large share of its transaction revenue.
Technology failures and cyberattacks remain another risk. NSE reported a distributed denial-of-service attack in May 2025, although it did not report any uncontained cybersecurity incidents during FY24-FY26.
Its clearing business also carries counterparty risk if a member fails to meet settlement obligations. NSE Clearing must maintain adequate Settlement Guarantee Funds and strong risk controls to support market operations.
The NSE IPO therefore gives existing shareholders a route to sell part of their holdings while bringing India’s largest stock exchange to the public market without raising fresh capital.
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