BSE expects 30 SME IPOs in next 2-3 months

BSE expects 30 SME IPOs in next 2-3 months

NEW DELHI: Leading stock exchange BSE today said it expects 30 initial public offerings on its small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) platform in the next two-three months.

This is on top of 17 SMEs already got listed on capital markets with public issues worth Rs 134 crore in the first five months (April-August) of the ongoing fiscal.

"We expect about 30 companies will get listed on SME platform in the next two-three months and the total number of IPO issues on such platform is expected to be around 100 this fiscal," BSE Managing Director and Chief Executive Ashishkumar Chauhan told PTI on the sidelines of Dun & Bradstreet event.

These companies are from various sectors including trading , steel, manufacturing, textile and finance and are spread across the country.

BSE (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange) has about 110 companies listed on its SME platform, with a total market capitalisation of over Rs 7,733 crore. This platform has helped the listed SMEs to mobilise over Rs 832 crore.

The NSE has 30 companies TRADING on its SME platform. The platforms provide opportunity to entrepreneurs to raise equity capital for growth and expansion. It also provides immense opportunity for investors to identify and invest in good SMEs at an early stage.