Quick take: Dalal Street bounced on October 9, but not every recent listing joined the party. NSDL touched a fresh low of ₹734.50 on the BSE around midday, roughly 8% below its ₹800 IPO price, even as the next IPO in the pipeline, Fusion CX, lined up its price band.
The backdrop: a bounce after a 2026 low
The Nifty 50 closed at 22,231.8 on October 8, down 1.64%, and India VIX jumped 10% to 15.28, according to NSE end-of-day data. On October 9 the market recovered. By about 1:00 PM IST the Sensex was up 828 points (1.16%) at 72,421, and the Nifty was up 1.25% at 22,508.6, per Business Standard’s live blog. Outlook Money listed value buying, TCS results, softer crude (Brent near $103.5) and a marginally stronger rupee at 96.74 against the dollar as the drivers.
The odd one out: NSDL
While benchmarks rose, NSDL (National Securities Depository) hit a new low of ₹734.50 at around 12:21 PM. Its IPO was priced at ₹800 and the shares debuted on August 6, 2025 at ₹880, a 10% premium. That means a stock that once opened about 10% above issue price is now trading about 8% below it. That is a swing of roughly 17 percentage points from the listing price to today’s low. Index strength and an individual listing’s trajectory are separate stories, and this is a reminder that a listing pop is not a guarantee of anything that follows.
The next test: Fusion CX
Per India IPO’s October 9 daily report, Fusion CX, a customer experience services company that says it uses proprietary AI tools, will open its IPO on October 14 and close on October 16. The issue is ₹702 crore in size, made up of a ₹500 crore fresh issue and a ₹202 crore offer for sale, with a price band of ₹275 to ₹289 per share. For context, the company’s draft filing in 2025 had proposed an issue of up to ₹1,000 crore, so the structure has changed since then. These terms come from a single source, so check the final prospectus before relying on them.
The giant in the background: Jio Platforms
The same report notes that Jio Platforms’ proposed IPO is a major talking point, and that Reliance Industries shares reportedly trade at an estimated 36% discount to the implied value of its Jio stake. That is an estimate from the source, not an audited figure, and it depends on assumptions about how Jio would be valued. Still, it shows how much attention a possible mega-listing is drawing to the primary market.
Key numbers to keep in mind
- NSDL: IPO price ₹800, listing price ₹880, October 9 low ₹734.50 (BSE).
- Fusion CX: ₹702 crore issue, ₹275 to ₹289 band, October 14 to 16.
- Nifty 50: 22,231.8 close on October 8; about 22,508.6 at 1:00 PM on October 9.
- India VIX: 15.28 on October 8, up 36% over one month.
What to watch next
Three things are worth tracking: whether the market’s recovery holds into the close and next week, since IPO sentiment tends to follow broader risk appetite; the final subscription figures and the listing-day behaviour of recent issues, which show how much appetite exists for new paper; and any formal filing or timeline update on Jio Platforms. Elevated volatility, with India VIX still well above its early-September level, is also a reminder that sentiment can shift quickly.
Sources: NSE index data via NSE Bhavcopy (October 8 close, India VIX); Business Standard live blog, October 9; Outlook Money; India IPO daily report, October 9; Samco on NSDL listing; 5paisa on the Fusion CX draft offer.
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