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Retail participation in IPOs sees sharp dip
Financial Express Chandigarh
|October 13, 2025
THE PARTICIPATION OF retail investors in the initial public offerings (IPOs) has moderated from last year, as average gains made at the time of listing have significantly fallen from the past two years.
The average subscription of retail investors' quota of the 75 companies listed so far in calendar year 2025 has fallen to 26.99 times from 33.71 times in 91 companies listed in 2024, according to data from Prime Database.
The listing gains have also slipped significantly. The average listing gain in 2025 stands at a mere 8.41% compared to 29% last year and 27% in the year before.
This story is from the October 13, 2025 edition of Financial Express Chandigarh.
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