The U.S. IPO market closed a standout quarter, with activity and performance metrics improving materially from prior periods, even as the largest anticipated debuts have yet to price. The quarter's gains came before several high-profile listings that analysts expect to test institutional appetite and set benchmarks for 2024 valuations. The pipeline includes names described as giant-scale offerings, whose reception will signal whether the recovery in new-issue markets has durable depth or is concentrated in selective windows. Issuers and underwriters are watching demand indicators closely: oversubscription rates, aftermarket trading stability, and the willingness of long-only funds to absorb large floats at growth-era multiples. A successful run of major listings would reinforce the reopening narrative and encourage companies that have deferred exits to move toward filing. Failure to sustain momentum, through weak pricing or post-listing selling pressure, could push the next wave of candidates back into a wait-and-see posture, extending the backlog that built up during the 2022-2023 slowdown.
Indian startups raised $5.2 billion across 501 deals in H1 2026, down 9% in value but up 7% in deal count year-on-year, per the Inc42 Indian Tech Startup Funding Report. The drop is driven by fewer mega-rounds, while AI funding surged 317% and growth-stage deal activity hit a multi-year high.
The BSE Sensex fell 893 points and the Nifty 50 shed 279 points on June 30, 2026, wiping out roughly Rs 6 lakh crore in investor wealth in a single session. Both indices dropped 1.16%, closing at 76,200.68 and 23,824.10 respectively.
Kotak Mahindra Bank shares fell nearly 3% to Rs 397.6 after CEO Ashok Vaswani announced plans to exit the bank. Investor concern now centres on succession timing and whether the bank's ongoing digital and deposit-growth strategy will stay on track.
South Korea's Kospi dropped 3% at Monday's open while Japan's Nikkei fell 1%, as escalating US-Iran conflict triggered a broad risk-off move across Asian markets. South Korea's heavy reliance on Middle East oil imports makes it especially vulnerable to geopolitical shocks of this kind.
