Friday, September 11
Banks' funding to individuals for buying shares in initial public offerings surged 53% last fiscal year as they sought to capitalise on a growing trend of companies tapping the capital market.State Bank of India tripled its IPO financing portfolio to ₹446 crore in FY25, showed an ET analysis.HDFC Bank sustained its dominance of this thriving market, ending the year with a ₹5,029-crore loan book, followed by Bank of India at ₹1,167 crore.Typically, banks provide up to ₹10 lakh per borrower at rates ranging between 9% and 10% for a period of 5 to 7 days. Some offer a longer duration of 30 to 90 days. Shares received by individuals from IPOs serve as collateral against the loans.Sebi's annual report showed 322 companies raised ₹1.9 lakh crore through IPOs in FY25, up from the ₹68,
A renewed manufacturing push, policy incentives, and a strategic pivot toward asset-light models are reshaping India’s industrial and logistics (I&L) real estate market.The first half (H1) of 2025 has set a new benchmark, with manufacturing space leasing climbing to 9.0 million sq. ft, up 38% from 6.5 million sq. ft in H1 2024, data from JLL India showed.This is nearly six times the 1.6 million sq. ft recorded in H1 2019, before the pandemic transformed supply chain priorities.The momentum underscores how manufacturing firms are steadily shifting away from capital-heavy land acquisition toward leasing Grade A and build-to-suit spaces. This approach enables faster operational rollout while offering the flexibility needed to meet evolving demand cycles.Grade A infrastructure continues
