NSE s SME Platform to List 100th Co Today

NSE s SME Platform to List 100th Co Today

The number of listed firms on NSE's small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) platform would touch 100-mark on Monday and further traction is expected in the next six months with 50 more initial public offerings on this segment, the top official said.

So far, 99 companies are listed on the NSE's Emerge platform with an aggregate market capitalisation of over Rs 7,600 crore. However, on the rival BSE's SME platform, more than 200 companies got listed in over five years of its existence.

BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) had launched SME platforms in 2012, becoming the only two bourses to offer such a segment in the country.

The Economic Times, New Delhi, 20th November 2017

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