Before the IPO, the National Stock Exchange of India i.e. NSE has now become the country’s largest non-listed company in terms of the number of shareholders. According to media reports, the number of shareholders of NSE has crossed the 1,00,000 mark. Umesh Paliwal, who deals in unlisted shares, said that on March 24, the time of 3-4 months taken in the share transfer process has been reduced to 1 day. Since then, the number of shareholders has increased. He said that there is always a demand for NSE shares. According to a Mint report, after reducing the transfer time, the investor base increased almost three times in less than a month. There were 22,400 shareholders at the end of March, which increased to about 60,000 by April 11. Now in about a month it has increased by 67%. Buy NSE shares before IPO Before the IPO of NSE, its shares are present in the unlisted market. However, investing in pre-IPO stocks can be as beneficial as it is risky. It is important to check any website or person before buying unlisted shares from them. NSE shares gave investors a return of about 30% A leading Mumbai-based broking house dealing in the non-listed sector said, in the last 5-6 months, NSE shares have touched a high of ? 1700/- per share and a low of ? 1560/-. At the same time, NSE shares have given investors a return of about 30% in a year. Currently its price is around ? 1,650. Advantages and disadvantages of buying shares before IPO You can invest in a big and promising company like NSE before its listing, which can give strong returns at the time of IPO. On the other hand, talking about the disadvantages, it is difficult to sell unlisted shares immediately because they do not have any regular trading platform. If you buy shares before the IPO, then as per SEBI rules, your shares may be locked for 6 months. That is, you will not be able to sell the shares for the next 6 months after listing. NSE’s fourth quarter results NSE recently announced the results for the quarter ended March 2025. The stock exchange’s consolidated profit after tax in this quarter increased by 7% to ? 2,650 crore. It was Rs 2,488 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income stood at Rs 4,397 crore, down 13% from Rs 5,080 crore in the March quarter of FY24. The board of directors of NSE recommended a final dividend of Rs 35 per equity share for the year ended March 31, 2025. At the same time, for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, the exchange reported a net profit of Rs 12,188 crore, an increase of 47% on a year-on-year basis. Consolidated total income increased by 17% to Rs 19,177 crore.
