India, April 29 -- April 29, 2026, marks a notable date in the post-listing calendar of three recently debuted companies, as the first tranche of their respective anchor investor lock-ins expires today.

Under SEBI's two-tiered anchor lock-in framework, 50 percent of shares allotted to anchor investors are subject to a 30-day restriction, with the remaining half locked for 90 days. Today's expiry does not mandate any selling but it does expand tradable float, which can introduce short-term price volatility if institutional investors choose to offload.

What Anchor Lock-In Expiry Means Anchor investors are institutional buyers allotted shares one day before an IPO opens, at the IPO price. SEBI requires them to hold their allotment in two ...