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New Delhi: The NSE IPO has become the talk of the town - Dalal Street investors. In the unlisted market, the current market price of NSE shares have touched Rs 2,350 mark. The stock exchange commands a market capitalisation of Rs 5.56 lakh crore. Notably, three government-controlled companies are expected to hugely benefit from the proposed initial public offer.
Currently, three PSUs are holding NSE shares worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore. According to Sharescart and UnlistedZone report, the public sector undertakings have a 23 per cent stake in the National Stock Exchange. Its value is more than Rs 1.3 lakh crore. This price is at Rs 2,325 per share.
The three PSUs are - Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCIL), and State Bank of India (SBI). LIC, the insurance behemoth, holds a 10.7 per cent stake, SHCIL possesses 4.40 per cent, and SBI, the country’s largest public sector bank has 3.23% stake. Apart from this, SBI's subsidiary SBI Caps has 4.33 per cent stake. The total market capital of NSE is Rs 5.75 lakh crore.
The value of LIC's stake is Rs 61,525 crore. The market value of LIC is Rs 7.18 lakh crore.
SBI's stake is worth Rs 43,470 crore. The public sector lender’s market value is Rs 6.05 lakh crore.
SHCIL's stake is worth Rs 25,300 crore.
NSE is the world's largest derivative contract trading exchange. As of May 2025, the domestic exchange was among the seventh largest exchanges in the world.
NSE has 2,735 companies listed on its platform, out of which 2,116 are on the main board and 619 are on the SME platform. The total market value of these listed companies was Rs 457.59 lakh crore as of June 27, 2025.
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has stated that India’s largest stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange, is smoothly moving ahead to get green signal for the launch of its IPO. He said that some legal matters and payments are pending.
Recently, NSE has asked the SEBI to give its nod for a settlement fee of Rs 1,388 crore. If the market regulator is accepted, it will be SEBI's biggest settlement till date. It will also help the exchange NSE in getting the necessary permission (NOC) for the IPO, which will enable it to file its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP).
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