NSDL made a strong debut today on BSE, opening at ₹880—10% above its issue price of ₹800.

The IPO size was ₹4,012 crore, comprising a pure offer-for-sale of 5.01 crore equity shares.

The issue was heavily subscribed at 41.02×, driven by QIBs (103.97×) and NIIs (34.98×).

Retail investors also showed decent interest, subscribing their portion by 7.76 times.

NSDL's post-listing market cap reached nearly ₹18,000 crore, according to exchange data.

The grey market premium hovered around ₹127–130 ahead of listing, indicating moderate expectations.

Analysts noted the issue was priced attractively at a 22% discount to unlisted market value.

The listing performance boosted investor confidence in India's financial infrastructure space.

NSDL is India's oldest depository with ~99% market share in demat settlement volumes.

Analysts recommend NSDL as a core portfolio stock due to steady revenue and profit growth.