A total of ₹1.1 trillion changed hands in open-market trades this year (as of 15 April), up 25% from ₹86,810 crore in the year-ago period. Even in May, secondary-market sales continued to keep bookbuilders busy: Other than Lenskart’s deal, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd saw a ₹7,486 crore secondary sale on 4 May, followed by Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd’s ₹5,326 crore offering soon after, and One97 Communications Ltd’s ₹964 crore sale on 22 May.
